it's been a long time comin' -
now it's time to dance
by the golden thread of circumstance
you're destiny come dressed as chance
we've been a long time comin'
to this romance
now i'm an honest man
but the time has come
and i'm a peaceful man
the peace before the storm
i think i hear my train
i think i hear my freedom train
i think i hear my freedom train
i think i hear my freedom train
i think i hear my freedom train
now the world is changin' -
faster than we know
in these troubled lands
where hate dies slow
i think a train of change
is comin' down the track
comin' right this way
it ain't turning back
now i'm an honest man
with a message of hope
and i'm a peaceful man
on a slippery slope
i think i hear my train
i think i hear my freedom train
i think i hear my freedom train
i think i hear my freedom train
i think i hear my freedom train
comin' down the track
comin' down the track
