Wrote A Song For Everyone-Mavis Staples

[00:00.00]Wrote A Song For Everyone -Mavis Staples [00:07.400]Met myself a comin'county welfare line [00:14.50]I was feelin'strung out hung out on the line [00:20.580]Saw myself a goin'down to war in june [00:27.490]What I want what I want is to write myself a tune [00:34.700]Wrote a song for everyone [00:37.819]Wrote a song for truth [00:41.459]Wrote a song for everyone [00:45.629]And I couldn't leave it up to you [00:51.199]Got myself arrested wound me up in jail [00:57.889]Richmond 'bout to blow up communication failed [01:04.659]If you see the answer now's the time to say [01:11.239]What I want all I want is get you down to pray [01:17.839]I wrote a song for everyone [01:21.659]Wrote a song for truth [01:25.299]Wrote a song for everyone [01:29.639]And I couldn't even talk to you [01:58.89]I wrote a song for everyone [02:02.509]Wrote a song for truth [02:05.939]Wrote a song for everyone [02:10.159]And I couldn't even talk to you [02:15.889]Saw the people a standin'thousand years in chains [02:22.609]Somebody said it's different now [02:25.909]Look it's just the same [02:29.509]Pharaohs spins the message 'round [02:33.359]And 'round the truth [02:36.59]They could have saved a million people [02:39.449]How can I tell you [02:41.909]Well I wrote a song for everyone [02:46.559]Wrote a song for truth [02:50.219]Wrote a song for everyone [02:53.899]And I couldn't even talk to you [02:58.499]Wrote a song for everyone [03:02.209]Wrote a song for truth [03:05.609]Wrote a song for everyone [03:09.849]And I couldn't even talk to you [03:14.79]Wrote a song for everyone [03:17.109]Wrote a song for truth [03:20.729]Wrote a song for everyone [03:25.79]And I couldn't even talk to you