Wrote a Song for Everyone

Album: Green River (1969)
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  • 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
    All I want, all I want is to write myself a tune

    Wrote a song for everyone
    Wrote a song for truth
    Wrote a song For everyone
    And I couldn't even talk 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
    All I want, all I want is to get you down and pray

    Wrote a song for everyone
    Wrote a song for truth
    Wrote a song For everyone
    When I couldn't even talk to you

    Wrote a song for everyone
    Wrote a song for truth
    Wrote a song For everyone
    When I couldn't even talk to you

    Saw the people standin' thousand years in chains
    Somebody said it's different now, look, it's just the same
    Pharoah's spin the message, 'round and 'round the truth
    They could have saved a million people, how can I tell 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
    When I couldn't even talk to you

    Wrote a song for everyone
    Wrote a song for truth
    Wrote a song For everyone
    When I couldn't even talk to you Writer/s: John Cameron Fogerty
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Jennifur SunI had read that he wrote this after a fight with his first wife. said something like I can write songs that everyone can understand but I have a hard time communicating with you about my feelings
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