The Mississippi River, he's a friend of mine And the people livin' in this town, they can be so fine There's a big line runnin' straight down old Union Avenue And it breaks that southern lady's heart in two There's an old black man sittin' out front of a shotgun house And on the other side of town there's a rich man sittin' on a velvet couch Nobody forgives what happened thirty years ago But we gotta forgive the past and that's for sure Well, it should be so plain to see That it comes down to you and me And if we all just come together And if we all just take a stand Oh, we could heal the hurtin' and the broken-hearted people And everybody understand Gotta all just come together, yeah Ridin' down Beale Street, pop tunes on my radio Well, I love this Delta mama, it's all I know Well, you know I have a dream about black and white and a state of grace But it's gonna take more than a dream to fix this place You know it's hard as it can be To turn the tide of history But if we all just come together And if we all just take a stand We could heal the hurtin' and the broken-hearted people Everybody understand Well, if we all just come together If we all just take a stand We could heal the hurtin' and the broken-hearted people And everybody understand, yeah We all went to Sunday school and everybody learned the golden rule I read about the writing on the wall Learned how Joseph had a nice coat, Noah had a big boat But then they said sweet Jesus loves us all And I believe If we all just come together If we all just take a stand, yeah yeah yeah Oh, we could heal the hurtin' and the broken-hearted people And everybody understand Well, if we all just come together Well, if we all just take a stand We could heal the hurtin' and the broken-hearted people All across this land Gotta all just come together, yeah The Mississippi River, he's a friend of mine And the people livin' in this town, they can be so fine Reach out your hand to your brother Reach out your hand to your sister Reach out your hand to your brother Reach out your hand to your sister, sister © WORD MUSIC, LLC; ANYTHING FOR THE KIDS MUSIC; Bu döküman AkorMerkezi.com'da yayınlanmıştır. http://www.akormerkezi.com