it s a slow train that takes us back to the dreams and hopes we had when we were young in the backstreets of the city people fighting for the hope that s just begun waiting for the dawn waiting for the dawn in the night sky the stars are shining on a billion dreams i will never know they hold the promise of this new day where people live together in love oh we re waiting for waiting for the dawn oh we re waiting for waiting for the dawn people suffer for so long now under the cross that shines upon our land and we re still waiting for the new dawn for the sea to wash the sins from our sands waiting for waiting for the dawn oh we re waiting for waiting for the dawn waiting for the dawn waiting for the dawn with eyes burning our hearts beating beating out the sounds of the drum we sit waiting in this dark night for the new dawn the morning sun always waiting for waiting for the dawn waiting for waiting for the dawn waiting for waiting for the dawn waiting for waiting for the dawn