The American Freedom TrainIs a way of saying, "Happy birthday America"We're going to be 200 years youngAnd we've earned the right to celebrateTo celebrate the hardships and trialsTo celebrate two centuries, of meeting the challenge of freedom200 years of building and rebuildingGrowing strong, with an eye toward the futureA future, in which the torch of libertyWill light the way, for all mankindAnd now we're 200 million peopleOur country is 3,000 miles wideHow 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 trainA train, pulled by a huge red, white, and blue, locomotiveAnd we'll fill this train, with the best of what we areOur history, our legends, our music, and artOur implements, and inventions, our festivities, and humorOur occupations and traditionsAll the things, that make us a peopleWe will build a rolling documentaryOf 200 years of struggles, and triumphsThat will criss-cross, this great countryCarrying the spirit of our bicentennial, to all of our peopleWe will call this train, "America", the freedom trainAnd all Americans, will be able to visit this trainNo matter how poor, no matter their color, race, or creedThe American freedom train, will bring together, the peopleThe people from cities, towns, farms, villagesAnd we will join hands, and realize, that we are one peopleThat we're all brothers, and sisters, that we are all freeAnd so, we sang all aboard, AmericaAnd we ask you to join with usLet us raise a chorus, loud enough, to shake the worldLet us build a monument, that will be passed onFrom generation, to generationSo, that 200 years from nowWe will continue, to meet freedom's challengeExplained so well, in the words and musicOf Steven Lindbergh's songAll Aboard America, here comes the Freedom TrainAll aboard, America, here comes the Freedom TrainAll aboard, America, here comes the Freedom Train
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Porter Wayne Wagoner (Sevierville, Tennessee, 12 de agosto de 1927-28 de octubre de 2007) fue un cantante de música country estadounidense. Él era conocido por sus llamativos trajes. En los años 1960 contrató a una joven Dolly Parton para que cantara en su…
