Peace Train

I have not listened to many of Cat Steven's music, but this one, Peace Train, a song from 1971 is possibly one of the best songs I have heard. The yearning for peace train is universal ,I believe, regardless of one's origins or politics.

Dolly Patton covered Peace Train in 1996 with memorable rendition.

In 2006, Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, sang the same song at the Nobel Prize concert at Oslo.

Lyrics of Peace Train:

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 the peace train

Yes, peace train holy roller

Everyone jump upon the peace train

Come on the 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

Oh, peace train sounding louder

Glide on the peace train

Come on the peace train

Peace train

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

Oh, peace train sounding louder

Glide on the peace train

Come on the peace train

Yes, peace train holy roller

Everyone jump upon the peace train

Come on, come on, come on

Yes, come on the peace train

Yes, it's a peace train

Come on the peace train

Oh peace train