How can we stay on the sideline The last call to rise up Our estates are under fire Our villers fall prey to village How long will we tare this lying down? Refuse to quell the anger Time has come to take up arms again This is the flash of our last hope

Well, my mama 'low me just to stay out all night long I didn't care she 'low, I would boogie anyhow When I first came to town, people, I was walkin' down Hastings Street Everybody was talkin' about the Henry Swing Club I decided I drop in there that

The power touches me, The power drives me crazy You know it's real It's stronger than anybody Any man has ever made It won't take long to understand Just how lucky I am The king is crying from his throne He had a queen but now she's gone

You've chased down every last mile Show me the way back home 'Cause I've been out there running For way too long And all that I've learned And just when you think There's always another one I need someone to show me the way back home So many lost souls

How long, oh, baby, how long? Has that evenin' train been gone? Baby, how long? Baby, how long, oh baby, how long? Standin' at the station when the train come by Deep down in my heart, baby, feel an achin' pain Baby, how long, baby, how long If I could

How long? How long? Baby how long? How Long? Baby how long, Has that evenin' train been gone I can see the green grass Up on the hill But I ain't see the green back On a dollar bill. And so long, so long. Baby so long.

You should have told me, Lucy That's a long time How do you do, Lucy? You sure been hard to find I heard you had a daughter six years old And I just can keep from crying Six years and Lucy Lord, have mercy Is she pretty? Has she grown?

While you creep around (on me) Ooo-oh (huh) How long has this been goin' on? While you creep around How long has has has has has has You been creepin' 'round (on me) While you callin' me (baby) You been actin' so (shady) I've been feelin' it (lately),

I can't find the words to say They're overdue When these pillars get pulled down It will be you who wears the crown And I'll owe everything to you How much pain has quaked your soul? How much love would make you whole? You're my guiding lightning strike

Rivers belong where they can ramble Gotta find my corner Gotta find my corner of the sky, sky Everything has its season Everything has its time Show me a reason And I'll soon show you a rhyme Cats sit on the window sill Children sit in the show