A Prayer For Everybody / To Be Free – Gil Scott-Heron
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This is a prayer for everybody In the world ‘Cause I need you and you need me We need each other
This is a prayer for everybody In the world A prayer for you A prayer for me A prayer for love and harmony A prayer for light for all to see A prayer that someday we’ll all be free
‘Cause… There’s a lot that’s wrong We must be strong And not become bitter If there’s a chance That mankind will profit Why should we scoff at something new Or old – if it can make us better?
This is a prayer for everybody In the world ‘Cause without you And without me Without love and harmony Without courage and dignity What would it mean To be free?