Memphis

Lyrics

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 Now 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 Well, nobody forgets 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 (Everybody come together) If we all just take a stand (Everybody take a stand) We could heal the hurtin' And the brokenhearted people Everybody understand We gotta all just come together Yeah, 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 (Everybody come together) If we all just take a stand (Everybody take a stand) We could heal the hurtin' And the brokenhearted people Everybody understand, yeah Well, if we all just come together (Everybody come together) If we all just take a stand, oh... (Everybody take a stand) We could heal the hurtin' And the brokenhearted people Everybody understand, yeah We all went to Sunday school And everybody learned the Golden Rule 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, oh... (Everybody, everybody come together) If we all just take a stand, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh... (Everybody take somebody by the hand) We could heal the hurtin' And the brokenhearted people And everybody understand now Well, if we all just come together (Everybody, everybody come together) Well, if we all just take a stand, yeah, yeah, now (Everybody take somebody by the hand) We could heal the hurtin' And the brokenhearted people All across this land (Everybody understand) We gotta all just come together Everybody understand 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 a brother Reach out your hand to a sister Reach out your hand to a brother Reach out your hand to a sister