One night Johnny sang the truth to me
on a northbound train from Nashvile Tennessee
Taught me all the letters in a lam
sang 'freedom is where you think it is
but there ain't no train to Stockholm'

Recieved your invitation to the war
I sent it back so please don't send no more
I'd rather rot in some jail all alone
singin' "freedom is where you think it is
but there ain't no train to Stockholm'

If I have to ride this train a hundred years
and all I drink is my own tears
I'll not kill for you or on my own
singin' 'freedom is where you think it is
but there ain't no train to Stockholm'

Government send politicians too
there's lots of people feel the way we do
a hundred million of us can't be wrong
singin' 'freedom is where you think it is
but there ain't no train to Stockholm'