Discover the story of the song > The Gospel Train – Alabama 3

The song talks about a storm and distress signals being sent. The protagonist tells someone to pray because it's the safest thing to do. They also say to stay on the right path and not stray. The gospel train is coming and they ask if the person wants to go and leave their troubles behind. The song repeats the message about praying and staying on the right path. They ask if the person wants to go on the gospel train and leave their sorrows behind because there's no better way. The song ends by saying that the gospel train is coming multiple times.