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Intro C Am C Am
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Verse 1:
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There must be lights burning brighter somewhere
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Got to be birds flying higher in a sky more blue
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If I can dream of a better land
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Where all my brothers walk hand in hand
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Tell me why, oh why?
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Oh, why can't my dreams come true? Oh, why?
Verse 2:
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There must be peace and understanding sometime
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Strong wind of promise that will blow away the doubt and fear
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If I can dream of a warmer sun
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Where hope keeps shining on everyone
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Tell me why, oh why, oh why won't that sun appear
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We're lost in a cloud with too much rain
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We're trapped in a world that's troubled with pain
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But as long as a man has the strength to dream
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He can redeem his soul and fly, oh
Verse 3:
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Deep in my heart, there's a trembling question
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Still, I am sure that the answer's
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Answer's gonna come somehow
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Out there in the dark, there's a beckoning candle, yeah
Final
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And while I can think, while I can talk
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While I can stand, while I can walk
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While I can dream, oh
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Please let my dream come true, oh, right now
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Oh, right now
Written by Walter Earl Brown