All the fears that she's been hiding   
 And it seems pretty soon ev'rybody's gonna know.  
 And her voice is sore from shouting   
 Cheering winners who are losing   
 And she worries if their days are few  
 And soon they'll have to go.  
  
 *My  my  my  I'm so happy   
 I'm gonna join the band   
 We are gonna dance and sing in celebration   
 We are in the promised land.  
  
 She hears them talk of new ways  
 To protect the home she lives in,  
 Then she wonders what it's all about  
 When they break down the door.  
 Her name is Brown or White or Black,  
 You know her very well,  
 You hear her cries of mercy  
 As the winners toll the bell.  
  
 * Chorus  
  
 There is a train that leaves the station  
 Heading for your destination,  
 But the price you pay to nowhere has increased a dollar more.  
 Yes, it has!  
 And if you walk you're gonna get there  
 Tho' it takes a little longer,  
 And when you see it in the distance  
 You will wring your hands and moan