This song has been rolling around in my head for quite some time now. The other day, on my walk, I listened closely to lyrics again for the first time in a while. It made me smile — and cry.
“Peace Train” (Cat Stevens, Yusaf Islam)
Now I’ve been happy lately,
thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be,
something good has begun
Oh I’ve been smiling lately,
dreaming about the world as one
And I believe it could be,
some day it’s going to come
Cause out on the edge of darkness,
there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country,
come take me home again
Now I’ve been smiling lately,
thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be,
something good has begun
Oh peace train sounding louder
Glide on the peace train
Come on now peace train
Yes, peace train holy roller
Everyone jump upon the peace train
Come on now peace train
Get your bags together,
go bring your good friends too
Cause it’s getting nearer,
it soon will be with you
Now come and join the living,
it’s not so far from you
And it’s getting nearer,
soon it will all be true
Now I’ve been crying lately,
thinking about the world as it is
Why must we go on hating,
why can’t we live in bliss
Cause out on the edge of darkness,
there rides a peace train
Oh peace train take this country,
come take me home again
It’s not gonna come from government, religion, or industry. It’s gotta come from each one of us, doing what we can to make our world a better place. Whatever each of our motivation — God, humanity, karma or what have you — we each need to decide, “Will I join the Peace Train?” It was a good thought thirty years ago … it’s a better idea today.
societyvs Said:
on November 26, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Car Stevens – even if he didn’t know it – was a really touching singer and songwriter…I really like his music and lyrics.
societyvs Said:
on November 28, 2008 at 3:00 pm
is all you are saying is….give peace a chance?