All Aboard America

The American Freedom Train

Is a way of saying, "Happy birthday America"

We're going to be 200 years young

And we've earned the right to celebrate

To celebrate the hardships and trials

To celebrate two centuries, of meeting the challenge of freedom

200 years of building and rebuilding

Growing strong, with an eye toward the future

A future, in which the torch of liberty

Will light the way, for all mankind

And now we're 200 million people

Our country is 3,000 miles wide

How can we come together?

In order to share in this celebration, of our common experience?

We will build a train, a steam-powered train, a freedom train

A train, pulled by a huge red, white, and blue, locomotive

And we'll fill this train, with the best of what we are

Our history, our legends, our music, and art

Our implements, and inventions, our festivities, and humor

Our occupations and traditions

All the things, that make us a people

We will build a rolling documentary

Of 200 years of struggles, and triumphs

That will criss-cross, this great country

Carrying the spirit of our bicentennial, to all of our people

We will call this train, "America", the freedom train

And all Americans, will be able to visit this train

No matter how poor, no matter their color, race, or creed

The American freedom train, will bring together, the people

The people from cities, towns, farms, villages

And we will join hands, and realize, that we are one people

That we're all brothers, and sisters, that we are all free

And so, we sang all aboard, America

And we ask you to join with us

Let us raise a chorus, loud enough, to shake the world

Let us build a monument, that will be passed on

From generation, to generation

So, that 200 years from now

We will continue, to meet freedom's challenge

Explained so well, in the words and music

Of Steven Lindbergh's song

All Aboard America, here comes the Freedom Train

All aboard, America, here comes the Freedom Train

All aboard, America, here comes the Freedom Train