[Verse 1]
Waiting for the train to come
I keep waiting for the train to come
Dreaming of the river and the rising sun
I keep thinkin 'bout the world to come

[Verse 2]
My life packed up in a suitcase
Old man staring from a doorway
My hope tarries in the distance
Love comes on the wheels of my deliverance

[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oooh-oh
Where is the river unbroken?
Oh-oh-oooh-oh
When will the whistle blow?

[Verse 3]
Waiting for the train to come
I keep waiting for the train to come
Keeping my appointment with the one who lives
In the heart of everything that is

[Verse 4]
All night sleeping in a station
My God, it's hard not to be impatient
I watch through the windows of forgiveness
I cry, but my word's my only witness
[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oooh-oh
Where is the river unbroken?
Oh-oh-oooh-oh
When will the whistle blow?
Oh-oh-oooh-oh
Where is the river unbroken?
Oh-oh-oooh-oh
When will the whistle blow?

[Verse 5]
Sometimes I feel I can't go on
I get so tired, all passion's gone
My heart, my head, my arms, my legs
Without the strength to crawl away
Then something breaks inside my soul
My strength is gone, that spirit's finally taking hold
My ears can't hear, my eyes can't see
Those clouds of joy still cover me, cover me, cover me

[Chorus]
Oh-oh-oooh-oh
Where is the river unbroken?
Oh-oh-oooh-oh
When will the whistle blow?
Oh-oh-oooh-oh
Where is the river unbroken?
Oh-oh-oooh-oh
When will the whistle blow?
[Outro]
Waiting for the train to come
I keep waiting for the train to come