She was willin g to go ahead when other people were afraid
Rem embered by the questions that she r aised
Does the n ame Karen Silkwood mean a nything my f riend
S he was another link in the c hain
J ust another link in the c hain in the chain
J ust another link in the c hain
It's the t ruth growing stronger and the v oices speaking louder
T hat makes us links in the c hain
Who took the children from the mines the young women from the mills
When the b osses turned to look the other w ay
It was the r ebel voices raised h igh against the w ind
That f ought for the rights we have tod ay
J ust another link in the c hain in the chain
J ust another link in the c hain
It's the t ruth growing stronger and the v oices speaking louder
T hat makes us links in the c hain
It's the questions and the answers the knowing and the why
The s tanding up to the wrong things that we s ee
And it t akes more than one bef ore the battle's d one
S omeone else who's not afraid to b e
J ust another link in the c hain in the chain
J ust another link in the c hain
D own through history it's b een the same my friend
T hey've been links in the c hain
Willing to go ahead when other people were afraid
Rem embered by the questions that they r aised
Some d ead and some in prison for the t hings that they bel ieved
T hey were links in the c hain