Met myself a c ommon county welfare l ine
I was a-feelin' s trung out h ung out on the l ine
S aw myself a-g oin' down to the war in J une
A ll I want a ll I want is to w rite myself a t une
Wrote a song for everyone
Wrote a song for t ruth
Wrote a song for e veryone- -
When I c ouldn't even t alk to y ou
Got myself arr ested w ound me up in ja il
Richmond 'bout to blow up co mmunication fail s
I f you see the answe r now's the time to s ay
A ll I want a ll I want is to g et you down to pray
Wrote a song for everyone
Wrote a song for t ruth
Wrote a song for e veryone- -
When I c ouldn't even t alk to y ou
Wrote a song for everyone
Wrote a song for t ruth
Wrote a song for e veryone- -
When I c ouldn't even t alk to y ou
Saw the people s tandin' a thousand years in c hains
Somebody said it's a-different n ow; look it's just the same
P haraohs spin th e messag e round and round the t ruth
T hey could have saved a million peo ple how can I tell you?
Wrote a song for everyone
Wrote a song for t ruth
Wrote a song for e veryone- -
When I c ouldn't even t alk to y ou
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