Met myself a comin' county welfare line. Met myself a comin' county welfare line. Encontrei-me chegando a um condado no caminho do bem estar I was feelin' strung out, hung out on the line. I was feelin' strung out, hung out on the line. Eu estava me sentindo livre, pendendo para fora da linha Saw myself a goin', down to war in June. Saw myself a goin', down to war in June. Vi-me indo, caindo no conflito em Junho All I want, all I want is to write myself a tune. All I want, all I want is to write myself a tune. Tudo o que eu queria, tudo o que eu queria era escrever para mim uma melodia Wrote a song for ev'ryone, Wrote a song for ev'ryone, Escrevi uma música para todos Wrote a song for truth. Wrote a song for truth. Escrevi uma música sincera Wrote a song For ev'ryone Wrote a song For ev'ryone Escrevi uma música para todos And I couldn't even talk to you. And I couldn't even talk to you. E não pude sequer falar com você Got myself arrested, wound me up in jail. Got myself arrested, wound me up in jail. Fiquei preso, feri-me na prisão Richmond 'bout to blow up, communication failed. Richmond 'bout to blow up, communication failed. Richmond explodiu, a comunicação falhou If you see the answer, now's the time to say. If you see the answer, now's the time to say. Se você ver a resposta, agora é o momento de dizer All I want, all I want is to get you down and pray. All I want, all I want is to get you down and pray. Tudo o que eu quero, tudo o que eu quero é que você comece a rezar Wrote a song for ev'ryone, Wrote a song for ev'ryone, Escrevi uma música para todos Wrote a song for truth. Wrote a song for truth. Escrevi uma música sincera Wrote a song for ev'ryone Wrote a song for ev'ryone Escrevi uma música para todos And I couldn't even talk to you. And I couldn't even talk to you. E não pude sequer falar com você (guitar solo) (guitar solo) (solo de guitarra) Wrote a song for ev'ryone, Wrote a song for ev'ryone, Escrevi uma música para todos Wrote a song for truth. Wrote a song for truth. Escrevi uma música sincera Wrote a song for ev'ryone Wrote a song for ev'ryone Escrevi uma música para todos And I couldn't even talk to you. And I couldn't even talk to you. E não pude sequer falar com você Saw the people standin' thousand years in chains. Saw the people standin' thousand years in chains. Vi as pessoas suportarem mil anos acorrentadas Somebody said it's diff'rent now, look, it's just the same. Somebody said it's diff'rent now, look, it's just the same. Alguém disse que isso é diferente agora, olhe, é exatamente igual Pharoahs spin the message, 'round and 'round the truth. Pharoahs spin the message, 'round and 'round the truth. Faróis espalham a mensagem, rodando e mostrando a verdade They could have saved a million people, How can I tell you? They could have saved a million people, How can I tell you? Eles poderiam ter salvado milhões de pessoas, como posso lhe falar? Wrote a song for ev'ryone, Wrote a song for ev'ryone, Escrevi uma música para todos Wrote a song for truth. Wrote a song for truth. Escrevi uma música sincera Wrote a song For ev'ryone Wrote a song For ev'ryone Escrevi uma música para todos And I couldn't even talk to you. And I couldn't even talk to you. E não pude sequer falar com você (repeat x 2) (repeat x 2) (repete x 2)