Songs That Changed the World--The Most Important Songs of the Rock Era: "Love Train" by the O'Jays

The long-running and landmark special concludes today with an appropriate song for the new year--"Love Train" by the O'Jays.  If the world accomplishes nothing else in 2012, it should at least learn the message of this monumental song.

"Love Train"

by the O'Jays

Written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff


(Chorus):


People all over the world (everybody)
Join hands (join)
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world (all the world, now)
Join hands (love ride)
Start a love train (love ride), love train

The next stop that we make will be England.
Tell all the folks in Russia, and China, too.
Don't you know that it's time to get on board
And let this train keep on riding, riding on through
(Well, well)

People all over the world (you don't need no money)
Join hands (come on)
Start a love train, love train (don't need no ticket, come on)
People all over the world (Join in, ride this train)
Join in (Ride this train, y'all)
Start a love train (Come on, train), love train

All of you brothers over in Africa
Tell all the folks in Egypt, and Israel, too
Please don't miss this train at the station
'Cause if you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you
(Well...)

People all over the world (Sisters and brothers)
Join hands (join, come on)
Start a love train (ride this train, y'all), love train (Come on)
People all over the world (Don't need no tickets)
Join hands (come on, ride)
Start a love train, love train

Ride, let it ride
Let it ride
Let it ride
Let it ride. 

(Get on board, get on board.)

People all over the world (on this train)
Join in (ride the train)
Start a love train, love train (ride the train, y'all)
People all over the world (come on)
Join hands (you can ride or stand, yeah)
Start a love train, love train (makin' love)

People all over the world ('round the world, y'all)
Join hands (come on)
Start a love train, love train