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Workin' On A World
03:49
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I got so down and troubled
I nearly lost my head
I started wakin’ every morning
Filled with sadness, fear, and dread
The world I took for granted
Was crashing to the ground
And I realized I might not live long enough
To see it turn around
But then I got to thinkin’
Of the ones who came before
And all the sacrifices that they made
To open up so many doors
Doors I got to walk through
On streets paved for me
By people who were workin’ on a world
They never got to see
Now I’m workin’ on a world I may never see
Joinin’ forces with the warriors of love
Who came before and will follow you and me
I get up in the mornin’ knowing I’m privileged to be
Workin’ on a world I may never see
I don’t have all the answers
To the troubles of the day
But neither did all our ancestors
And they persevered anyway
When I see a little baby
Reaching out it’s arms to me
I remember why I’m workin’ on a world
I may never see
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I’m goin’ down to sing in Texas
Where anybody can carry a gun
But we will all be so much safer there
The biggest lie under the sun
Go ahead and shoot me
If it floats your little boat
I’ll live by my conscience
Even if that’s all she wrote
I’m goin’ down to sing in Texas
Where anybody can carry a gun
It’s been way too long comin’
But I wanna thank The Chicks
They found out what it’s like to be a women
And defy the Establishment
Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson
Any guy in a cowboy hat
Would’ve walked away unscathed
Takin’ a stand like that
It’s been too long coming
But I wanna thank The Chicks
I’m so glad Jesus drove those moneychangers
Out of the church
He didn’t mince his words for fear
Their feelings might be hurt
He spoke truth to power
He stood up for the poor
The church today wouldn’t even
Let him through the door
I’m so glad Jesus drove those moneychangers
Out of the church
I know a couple of Muslims
They seem like decent folks to me
I’d take any one of them
Over that evangelist I’m watchin’ on T.V.
You wanna ban somethin’?
I’ve got a plan
Let’s ban hate from every corner of our land
I know a couple of Muslims
And they seem like decent folks to me
What’s the deal with all these war criminals
Who get to walk around free
Like that president who lied about WMD
Hundreds of thousands of people
Are lying in their graves
Celebrities are calling him
The sweet new friend they’ve make
What’s the deal with all these war criminals
Out walkin’ around free
I just wanna say thank you
To those brave women in The Squad
Everyday their lives are jeopardized
By that hate monger and his mob
But, when you care about something
That’s bigger than you
Even the fires of hell ain’t too much
To go walkin’ through
And I just wanna say thank you
To those brave women in The Squad
Aren’t we all just a little bit tired
Of greedy people gettin’ a free pass
Hoarding obscene amounts of wealth
Ridin’ on everybody else’s back
Hey Mr Bezos, I’m talking’ to you
That flimsy veil you’re wearing
Is so easy to see through
Aren’t we all just a little bit tired
Of greedy people gettin’ a free pass
How many more people of color
Are we gonna let be gunned down by police
How many more perpetrators
Are we gonna sit back and watch walk free
You took a knee to stand up for your rights
I want you to know I’m right there by your side
How many more people of color
Are we gonna let be gunned down by police
I know I’m just a pilgrim
I’m only passing through
It’s a choice I’m making
Tryin to be true
I don’t know if there’s a judgement day
Or a master plan
But I’ wanna be ready
If before the Lord I stand
I know I’m just a pilgrim
Only passing through
I’m going down to sing in Texas
Where anybody can carry a gun
But we’ll all be so much safer there
The biggest lie under the sun
Go ahead and shoot me
If it floats your little boat
I’ll live by my conscience
Even if that’s all she wrote
I’m going down to sing in Texas
Where anybody can carry a gun
I’m going down to sing in Arkansas
Where anybody can carry a gun
I’ll go on up and sing in Michigan
Where anybody can carry a gun
My mama told me: you can run to the rocks
And try to hide your face
But those rocks will cry out there’s no hiding place
So I’ll go on down and sing in Texas
Where anybody can carry a gun
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Say A Good Word
04:56
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Home’s become such an angry place
Friends now wear an enemy’s face
The chasm’s grown so wide
Words of wisdom from a different time:
An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind
The same is true today
We drown in ill will or we swallow the pill
And go on and say a good word to them now
Say a good word, say a good word,
Say a good word, say a good word
Say a good word, say a good word,
Say a good word, say a good word
Nobody gets everything right
Shine your love light
And say a good word to them now
Life is so hard, who isn’t scarred
Go on and say a good word to them now
Magnanimity, magnanimity, oooo…
Magnanimity, magnanimity, oooo…
It’s not too late, don’t hesitate
Go on and say a good word to them now
Say a good word, Say a good word………
Say a good word (say a good word to them)…….
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4. |
The Sacred Now
04:12
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A dream come true
From way back when
We remember
Then forget again
Just for awhile
Then recall somehow
We’re all here in the sacred now
Oooo…the sacred now
Time speeds by, then slows down
All is lost, hope is found
In the night, hear the wise old owl
It’s not a dream, It’s the sacred now
Oooo…the sacred now
Those who stand to gain
Draw dividing lines
You’re over there with yours
I’m over here with mine
We can’t speak and yet somehow
We all share the sacred now
Oooo…the sacred now
All for one, one for all
The earth is breathing
While dreamers fall
See these walls
Let’s bring ‘em on down
No need to wait in the sacred now
Oooo…the sacred now
Here we are holding on somehow
It’s not a dream, it’s the sacred now
Oooo…the sacred now
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I Won't Ask You Why
04:02
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Your mama’s tender hands
Held the needle and the thread
That stitched that pretty bonnet
You used to wear upon your head
Nobody ever dreamed
That in one groundless stretch of time
Sorrow would move in
And make the final bind
The light atop the stairs
Was flickering then gone
No one was there to walk you
From the dark into the dawn
You were so vivid and so fair
So fragile yet so bold
With so much story
That never will be told
I can see you there
I can hear your song
Like a kid, looking for a place
To belong
And this old world, so magical and sweet
Knocked the ground
Right out from underneath your feet
Slipping on the pearls
Falling to the floor
Could you hear the bells of Sunday morning
Coming through your door
Simple as a breath
Shifting like the sky
You don’t have to worry
I won’t ask you why
You don’t have to worry no more
I won’t ask you why
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Warriors of Love
05:39
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John Lewis stood on the Pettus Bridge
His life he was ready to give
To break the bonds of tyranny
And live a life with dignity
Six hundred strong
They marched straight into a sea of blue
Trampled by horses, tear-gassed
Billy clubbed, too
But all this and such
Don’t amount to much
To a great warrior of love
Rachel Corrie laid it on the line
When she took her stand for Palestine
The bulldozer rolled
She wouldn’t budge
She had her feet planted down deep
In that little ‘ol thing called love
And though her life ended violently
Her gentle spirit is still walking here with you and me
And she lights up the stars above
That brave, young, warrior of love
Some still among us soldier on
Some from the flesh now have gone
But they’ve paved the very road we’re traveling on
Our brave warriors of love
Look around you, you will see
People still building the beloved community
In every corner of this earth
You’ll find people in a fix, willing to risk
An early ride in the hearse
Folks who don’t bend
Folks who don’t bow
They get right up to Goliath
And shoot their shot somehow
Now it’s on us to be worthy of
Our great warriors of love
Some still among us soldier on
Some from the flesh now have gone
But they’ve paved the very road we’re traveling on
Our brave warriors of love
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Let Me Be Your Jesus
03:59
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Let me be your Jesus
I’ll lift you out of hell
Protect you from the heathen press
And the infidel
I’ll lead you to the Promised Land
Where everyone is white
And everything that’s so wrong now
Will be so very right
Let me be your Jesus
I can make wine out of water
Teach you how to command your sons
And how to love your daughter
Jesus brought you the good news
Just the same as me
Now I’m standing in the light
I’ve come to set you free
It’s all one big disaster
I know that you agree
Tell me who can fix it now
That’s right, only me
There’s no global warming
That’s just more of their lies
So love me, follow me
You’re in for a big surprise
Don’t believe what you hear
Don’t believe what you see
Just listen to your savior now
Only believe in me
For I am risen from the dead
I’ve come to be your king and queen
Let me be your Jesus
And you’ll find out exactly what I mean
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The Cherry Orchard
04:13
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A morning frost covers the orchard
But the cherries are all in bloom
A heavy stone rests on my shoulders
And leaving’s all that’s left to do
Give all I have to that stranger
Passing through, passing through
My life, my youth, my happiness
I bid adieu, I bid adieu
What’s true, what’s false, you see so clearly
While I, it seems, have lost my sight
The sureness of youth is pressing you forward
But life’s still hidden from your eyes
And so, you say, you want your giants
If this be so, I wish you well
But be warned, they’re not compliant
And only good in fairytales
There’s no way out, No use in trying
I promise you. I promise you
The train has pulled into the station
Don your cape, lace your shoes
A morning frost covers the orchard
But the cherries are all in bloom
After the dark cold winter
You are young, young again
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Nothin' For The Dead
03:38
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Looking out at a solitary tree
Standing in a snowy park
Everything that lives gets battered
Everyday goes dark
Love is such a tender thing
But not everyone can bear up to a gilt
Some get hauled away to the graveyard
Wrapped up in gramma’s pretty quilt
A little boy is screaming in the corner
While his mama tries to soothe him on her lap
He’s dressed up just like his father
They’re both in matching baseball caps
From the cradle poured straight into the mold
It’s kinda sweet but kinda sad
Don’t be fooled, there is no separating
The good stuff from the bad
I’m all twisted up inside
Is there something left to learn here in this school
Where all my truth and all my fiction
Is facing off in a duel
The storyline I can read with my own eyes
Don’t fit the one that I’ve been carrying around in my head
Life is no respecter of persons
Even little childrens’ hearts get torn to shreds
And these waves of inspiration
Sure can be few and far between
Like a train that just won’t leave the station
They resist my plans and schemes
But I’m not holding back nothin’ anymore
And I’m done with being afraid of being bled
Use me up while I am living, Lord
Let’s not leave nothin’ for the dead
Use me up while I am living, Lord
Let’s not leave nothin’ for the dead
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Mahalia
05:02
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A hard rain is falling
Trouble is clouding my mind
No one’s at home waiting for me
And I can’t find the reason or rhyme
I hear you sing “How I Got Over”
And straight into my heart your voice lands
So I move in a little closer
Cause you make me feel like I can
Mahalia, Mahalia, I’m reaching back now to you
Mahalia, Mahalia, you were a woman, too
When you travelled this world
You moved mountains
You answered the call when it came through
But I wonder, did you have a shoulder
To lean on when your long day was through
You gave to a world that never had your back,
The balm, the balm, the very Balm of Gilead
Mahalia, Mahalia, I’m reaching back now to you
Mahalia, Mahalia, you were a woman, too
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How Long
04:03
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Someone asked a question once
Of Martin Luther King
How long do you stay the course
And dream the dream
When it seems evil’s won
And greed is on the throne
And you feel like the silenced voice
In the wilderness all alone
How Long? How Long?
He said “Till justice rolls down like water,
‘Till justice rolls down like water,
‘Till justice rolls down like water
And righteousness flows like a mighty stream
A little boy about ten years old
Sits watching his T.V.
He’s alone most every night
‘Till two or three
Though his mama works two jobs
She still can’t make ends meet
He sees the fat cats lie and steal
But they always go scot free
He says “How Long, how Long
‘Till that justice rolls down like water
‘Till justice rolls down like water
‘Till justice rolls down like water
And righteousness flows like a mighty stream?”
Power, greed, and profit
Will never feed the soul
These three shovels have dug us
A deep dark hole
Compassion, understanding
And living one for all
And all for one is what it’s gonna take
To break this fall
How long? How long?
He said “Till justice rolls down like water
‘Till justice rolls down like water
‘Till justice rolls down like water
And righteousness flows like a mighty stream”
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Walkin' Daddy
06:30
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I’m walkin’ daddy, in the steps that you put down
I’m walkin’ daddy, in the steps that you put down
I’m walkin’ daddy, and I know now where I’m bound
I’m walkin’ daddy, and this road is dark and long
I’m walkin’ daddy, and this road is dark and long
I’m walkin’ daddy, and your blood is in me strong
I’m walkin’ daddy, where the Jack’s Fork river bends
Down in Missoura, where the Jack’s Fork river bends
With you and mom and sister and all of our dear friends
Ain’t no road a good road, ‘till it’s free to everyone
Ain’t no road a good road, ‘till it’s free to everyone
I’m walkin’ daddy, Father, Holy Ghost and Son
Ain’t no sorrow can dim the love come shinin’ through
Ain’t no sorrow can dim the love come shinin’ through
I’m walkin’ daddy, and I know what I’m here to do
To be of use and try to help the deal along
To be of use and try to help the deal along
I’m walkin’ daddy and I’m gonna keep walkin’ on
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Waycross, Georgia
04:29
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I met a man from Waycross, Georgia
I met a man from Waycross, Georgia
He was traveling down the road
He was traveling down the road
I asked that man from Waycross, Georgia
I asked that man from Waycross, Georgia
Do you mind if I come along
Do you mind if I come along
He said Listen to me stranger
He said Listen to me stranger
I’m just going home, I’m just going home
In his eyes was joy and pain
In his eyes was joy and pain
When he said I must go alone, I must go alone
Along that road that leads toward home
Along that road that leads toward home
Are the people who fed your life
The people who fed your life
Smile and thank each one of those people
Smile and thank each one of those people
And then say farewell, Say farewell
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