When you
hear me sing
About the tears,
the tears of all the pain
I'm not singing just to hear
myself sing
I'm singing you a song
About the life, the life that I've known
And it's all right here in
my song
I'm singing this message to you
Listen to my song
I'm singing this message to you
Listen to my song
I'm singing this message to you
The only way that I can
And if you listen to my song
I know you'll understand
I've carried protest signs
I've been thrown in jail
More than a hundred times
And it's all because I stood up
For a cause
But it's a good old call
And the call
Was for peace
And would you believe
True love and harmony
And it's all
Right here
In my song
I'm singing this message to you,
listen to my song
I'm singing this message to you,
listen to my song
I'm singing this message to you,
the only way that I can
If you listen to my song,
I know you'll understand
I am carried, protest side
I've been found in jail
more than a hundred times
And it's all because I
stood up for a cause
But it's a good old cause
I'm singing this message to you
Listen to my song
I'm singing this message to you
Listen to my soul,
I'm singing this message to you
The only way that I can
Oh, I got to get the message through
Oh, I'm singing this message to you
Oh, I'm singing this
message to you
Can't you hear me singin'?
I got the tears in my eyes
Can't you hear me singin'?
There's some presents to do,
my friend