Wrote A Song For Everyone Lyrics - You Are Not Alone - Mavis Staples

Met myself a comin' county welfare line 

I was feelin' strung out, hung out on the line 

Saw myself a goin', down to war in June 

What I want, all I want is writin' myself a tune 

Wrote a song for everyone 

Wrote a song for truth 

Wrote a song for everyone 

And I couldn't leave it up to you 

Got myself arrested, wound me up in jail 

Richmond 'bout to blow up, communication failed 

If you see the answer, now's the time to say 

What I want, all I want is get you down to pray 

I wrote a song for everyone 

Wrote a song for truth 

Wrote a song for everyone 

And I couldn't even talk to you 

I wrote a song for everyone 

Wrote a song for truth 

Wrote a song for everyone 

And I couldn't even talk to you 

Saw the people a standin' thousand years in chains 

Somebody said it's different now, look, it's just the same 

Pharaohs spins the message, 'round and 'round the truth 

They could have saved a million people, how can I tell you? 

Well, I wrote a song for everyone 

Wrote a song for truth 

Wrote a song for everyone 

And I couldn't even talk to you 

Wrote a song for everyone 

Wrote a song for truth 

Wrote a song for everyone 

And I couldn't even talk to you 

Wrote a song for everyone 

Wrote a song for truth 

Wrote a song for everyone 

And I couldn't even talk to you 

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