Richard Neal: all vocals and instruments

Lyrics

The Wings of Change
copyright 2020 Richard F. Neal

{v1}
Gray old men and moms with kids
(We) Tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge
Met with shotguns, clubs, and fists
They blocked our way

{v2}
Bravely marching for human rights
Bravely fought the peaceful fight
Clear crisp loud with one proud voice cried
"Love, not hate"

{pre-ch}
Sheer is the cliff where the hope ladder's hung
Steep rising slope up the steps of free--ee--dom

{ch}
They can try to hold us down
They cannot ground
The wings of change
They can curse us hiss and spit
They cannot clip
The wings of change
We become the wings of change

{v3}
Build us bridges of brotherhood
Built to reach the common good
Build them sturdy foot by square foot
Day by day

{pre-ch}
Rough is the ride on this long crooked road
Great is the prize that awaits: the right to vote

{ch}
They can try to hold us down
They cannot ground
The wings of change
They can curse us hiss and spit
They cannot clip
The wings of change
We become the wings of change

{br}
Join hands
Wave the flag of righteous kindness
Join hands
Bands of love will bind us

{ch}
They can try to hold us down
They cannot ground
The wings of change
They can curse us hiss and spit
They cannot clip
The wings of change
We become the wings of change

{coda/vamp}
Dare to become the wings of change
Dream to be the wings of change
Wings of change
Strive to be the wings of change
Wings of change
You and me the wings of change
Fight to be the wings of change
Wings of change
Live to see the wings of change
Wings of change