[00:00.00]Wrote A Song For Everyone - Mavis Staples
[00:07.90]Met myself a comin' county welfare line
[00:14.55]I was feelin' strung out hung out on the line
[00:21.08]Saw myself a goin' down to war in june
[00:27.99]What I want what I want is to write myself a tune
[00:35.20]Wrote a song for everyone
[00:38.31]Wrote a song for truth
[00:41.95]Wrote a song for everyone
[00:46.12]And I couldn't leave it up to you
[00:51.69]Got myself arrested wound me up in jail
[00:58.38]Richmond 'bout to blow up communication failed
[01:05.15]If you see the answer now's the time to say
[01:11.73]What I want all I want is get you down to pray
[01:18.33]I wrote a song for everyone
[01:22.15]Wrote a song for truth
[01:25.79]Wrote a song for everyone
[01:30.13]And I couldn't even talk to you
[01:58.58]I wrote a song for everyone
[02:03.00]Wrote a song for truth
[02:06.43]Wrote a song for everyone
[02:10.65]And I couldn't even talk to you
[02:16.38]Saw the people a standin' thousand years in chains
[02:23.10]Somebody said it's different now
[02:26.40]Look it's just the same
[02:30.00]Pharaohs spins the message 'round
[02:33.85]And 'round the truth
[02:36.55]They could have saved a million people
[02:39.94]How can I tell you
[02:42.40]Well I wrote a song for everyone
[02:47.05]Wrote a song for truth
[02:50.71]Wrote a song for everyone
[02:54.39]And I couldn't even talk to you
[02:58.99]Wrote a song for everyone
[03:02.70]Wrote a song for truth
[03:06.10]Wrote a song for everyone
[03:10.34]And I couldn't even talk to you
[03:14.57]Wrote a song for everyone
[03:17.60]Wrote a song for truth
[03:21.22]Wrote a song for everyone
[03:25.57]And I couldn't even talk to you