Wrote A Song For Everyone

Wrote A Song For Everyone -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 what I want is to write 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