met myself a comin county welfare line i was feelin strung out hung out on the line saw myself a goin down to war in june what i want all i want is writin myself a tune wrote a song for everyone wrote a song for truth wrote a song for everyone and i couldn t leave it up to you got myself arrested wound me up in jail richmond bout to blow up communication failed if you see the answer now s the time to say what i want all i want is get you down to pray i wrote a song for everyone wrote a song for truth wrote a song for everyone and i couldn t even talk to you i wrote a song for everyone wrote a song for truth wrote a song for everyone and i couldn t even talk to you saw the people a standin thousand years in chains somebody said it s different now look it s just the same pharaohs spins the message round and round the truth they could have saved a million people how can i tell you well i wrote a song for everyone wrote a song for truth wrote a song for everyone and i couldn t even talk to you wrote a song for everyone wrote a song for truth wrote a song for everyone and i couldn t even talk to you wrote a song for everyone wrote a song for truth wrote a song for everyone and i couldn t even talk to you