None of Us Are Free - Solomon Burke

You better listen my brothers 'Cause if you do you can hear There are voices still calling across the years They're all crying across the ocean And they're crying across the land And they will till we all come to understand None of us are free None of us are free None of us are free, if one of us is chained None of us are free When there are people in darkness And babies can't see the light If we don't say it's wrong then that says it right We got try to feel for each other Let our brothers know that we care Got to get the message, send it out loud and clear None of us are free None of us are free None of us are free, if one of us is chained None of us are free It's a simple truth we all need to see None of us are free, if one of us is chained None of us are free Now I swear your salvation isn't too hard too find None of us can find it on our own We've got to join together in spirit, heart and mind So that every soul who's suffering will know they're not alone (None of us are free) (None of us are free) If you just look around you You're gonna see what I say 'Cause the world is getting smaller each passing day Now it's time to making some changes Now it's time for us all to realize That the truth is shining real bright right before our eyes None of us are free None of us are free None of us are free, if one of us is chained None of us are free It's a very hard Of humanity None of us are free, if one of us is chained None of us are free (None of us, none of us) none of us (None of us, none of us, none of us) none of us (None of us, none of us) oh none of us (none of us are free) Now, you hear me (None of us, none of us) I say (None of us, none of us, none of us) (None of us, none of us) if one of us is chained (none of us are free) None of us are free (None of us, none of us) I mean (None of us, none of us, none of us) oh none of us (None of us) nobody, none of us are free None of us are free (None of us, none of us) none of us are free (None of us, none of us) none of us are free, if one of us is chained None of us are free None of us are free (none of us, none of us) None of us are free (none of us, none of us) None of us are free (none of us) if one of us is chained None of us are free

Red lips on a cigarette Lives a life with no regrets And it makes me wonder Acts tough but she's struggling Camouflage but it's wearing thin I think she's going under Dancing through the night in electric light Wishing it could be this way forever You don't have to hide, I'll be by your side It's better when we do it together Most of us are strangers Who want someone to save us We're looking out for angels And something we can hold on We are sirens, we suffer in the silence Getting tired of trying And tired of being alone, oh, oh Reach out when you're feeling low Tell me everything I need to know I wanna see you smiling Come and tell me how it really is I'm sick of keeping up appearances Don't tell me you stopped fighting Dancing through the night in electric light Wishing it could be this way forever You don't have to hide, I'll be by your side Always better when we do it together Most of us are strangers Who want someone to save us We're looking out for angels And something we can hold on We are sirens, suffer in the silence Getting tired of trying And tired of being alone, oh, oh, oh I see you start to move And then I watch you freeze Thinking they won't care for anything you speak I don't wanna lose you, I need you with me I don't wanna sit and watch history repeat I see you start to move And then I watch you freeze Thinking they won't care for anything you speak I don't wanna lose you, I need you with me I don't wanna sit and watch history repeat, oh Most of us are strangers Who want someone to save us We're looking out for angels And something we can hold on We are sirens, suffer in the silence Getting tired of trying And tired of being alone, oh, oh, oh

Most of us are sad No one lets it show I've been shadows of myself How was I to know? Tell me scarlet sun What will time allow? We have brought our children Here Who can save them now? Oh, Weeping woman try to smile Like the coming dawn Most of us are sad it's true Still we must go on Love was here today Oh the sun was bright I will sing you faraway Love is here tonight Most of us are sad No one lets it show I've been shadows of myself How was I to know?

Hey! (Hey!) Everybody! (Everybody!) All around the world Every boy and girl Taking lessons from me Do The Stupidity My Momma she says it's silly My Poppa says, "you look like a fool" But, baby, I don't mind the criticism Because were doing it every day in school Come along with me See how much fun it can be While watching me, baby Do The Stupidity Oh my Momma she says it's silly My Poppa says I look like a fool But, I don't mind the criticism Because were doing it every day in school Come along with me See how much fun it can be Watch it on TV Oh, baby, thats The Stupidity

The accused will rise To be torn in two Guilty of nothin' but loving you This is the judgement And I'm willin' to plead How you don't want me Hopin' this torment will cease Will I be released? There'll be lies, there'll be tears A jury of your peers With a pitiful look of experience Hand down the judgement And if I done wrong And loved you too long Stand up and just testify How can you deny? Objection overruled I wait for my reprieve With the trust of the deceived The wisdom of the fool It's his sorrowful face Too heavy for his head 'Cos he bowed it as something come over him It was the judgement And he falls to his knees Have mercy on me He clings to the hem of her gown She says: "Just take him down" Just take him down Just take him down

Well I crawled across the desert for you, baby And you said, 'So what?' I bring you diamonds from the diamond mine Find your door shut You treat me like a stepchild Ooh, I am your stepchild Sometimes I wanna turn and run away But my heart just won't let me be You treat me like a stepchild What's a matter with you, baby? Have you lost your point of view? Don't you want no one person Taking advantage of you? You treat me like a stepchild Sure enough treat me like a stepchild Sometimes I wanna turn and run away But my heart says, 'Stay' You treat me like a stepchild I work hard every day and every night for you And I don't even cry I do everything you want me to do And I don't even try You treat me like a stepchild Whoa, you treat me like a stepchild Anything you ask me, you know I'm willing I just sure can't beat Bob Dylan But you still treat me like a stepchild Come on! You make me moan, you make me cry You make me laugh full of joy Sometimes you make me feel like A brand new baby boy But then you treat me like a stepchild I don't know why you do that to me But you treat me - you treat me like a stepchild Well when you're 'round all your other friends You won't let me in You's treat me - you's treat me like a stepchild I work hard for you, baby, every night Come home and treat you right You wanna stay out and listen to ol' Bob Dylan play all night You treat me like a stepchild Why you wanna treat me like a stepchild? Well you're wearing out your shoes Dancing to the blues And you treat me like a stepchild Here we go now! Well I crawled across the desert Just for you, baby And you said, 'So what?' You just wouldn't behave You treat me like a stepchild You treat me just like a stepchild Sometimes I wanna turn and run away But my heart says, 'Stay... Stay, stepchild' I'm your stepchild