Intro :
I 've wept for those who suffer long
B ut how I weep for those who've gone
I n rooms of grief and questioned wrong
B ut keep on k illing
I t's in the soul to feel such things
B ut weak to watch without speaking
O h what mercy sadness brings
I f God be w illing
T here is a t rain that's heading straight
T o Heaven's g ate t o Heaven's ga te
A nd on the way child and man
A nd woman w ait w atch and wa it
F or redemption d ay
F ire rages in the streets
A nd swallows everything it meets
I t's just an image often seen
O n telev ision
C ome leaders come ye men of great
L et us hear you pontificate
Y our many virtues laid to waste
A nd we are n't li stening
T here is a t rain that's heading straight
T o Heaven's g ate t o Heaven's ga te
A nd on the way child and man
A nd woman w ait w atch and wa it
F or redemption d ay
W hat do you h ave for us today
T hrow us a b one but save the p late
O n why we w aited till so late
W as there no oil to excava te
N o riches in trade for the f ate
O f every person who died in h ate
T hrow us a bone you men of g reat
T here is a t rain that's heading straight
T o Heaven's g ate t o Heaven's ga te
A nd on the way child and man
A nd woman w ait w atch and wa it
F or redemption d ay
I t's buried i n the countrys ide
E xploding i n the shells at n ight
I t's everyw here a baby c ries
F reedom.... ..Fr eedom..... .Fre edom