Memphis Lyrics - Clay Crosse

The Mississippi River, he's a friend of mine 

And the people livin' in this town, they can be so fine 

There's a big line runnin' straight down old Union Avenue 

And it breaks that southern lady's heart in two 

There's an old black man sittin' out front of a shotgun house 

And on the other side of town there's a rich man sittin' on a velvet couch 

Nobody forgives what happened thirty years ago 

But we gotta forgive the past and that's for sure 

Well, it should be so plain to see 

That it comes down to you and me 

And if we all just come together 

And if we all just take a stand 

Oh, we could heal the hurtin' and the broken-hearted people 

And everybody understand 

Gotta all just come together, yeah 

Ridin' down Beale Street, pop tunes on my radio 

Well, I love this Delta mama, it's all I know 

Well, you know I have a dream about black and white and a state of grace 

But it's gonna take more than a dream to fix this place 

You know it's hard as it can be 

To turn the tide of history 

But if we all just come together 

And if we all just take a stand 

We could heal the hurtin' and the broken-hearted people 

Everybody understand 

Well, if we all just come together 

If we all just take a stand 

We could heal the hurtin' and the broken-hearted people 

And everybody understand, yeah 

We all went to Sunday school and everybody learned the golden rule 

I read about the writing on the wall 

Learned how Joseph had a nice coat, Noah had a big boat 

But then they said sweet Jesus loves us all 

And I believe 

If we all just come together 

If we all just take a stand, yeah yeah yeah 

Oh, we could heal the hurtin' and the broken-hearted people 

And everybody understand 

Well, if we all just come together 

Well, if we all just take a stand 

We could heal the hurtin' and the broken-hearted people 

All across this land 

Gotta all just come together, yeah 

The Mississippi River, he's a friend of mine 

And the people livin' in this town, they can be so fine 

Reach out your hand to your brother 

Reach out your hand to your sister 

Reach out your hand to your brother 

Reach out your hand to your sister, sister