Memphis

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