Clay Crosse V1 B C V2 C V3 C T V4 C [V1] The Mississippi River, he's a friend of mine And the people livin' in this town, they can be so fine But there's a big line runnin' straight down old Union Avenue And it breaks that southern lady's heart in two [B] Now 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 Well nobody forgets what happened thirty years ago But we gotta forgive the past and that's for sure [C] Well it should be so plain to see That it comes down to you and me [V2] And if we all just come together If we all just take a stand We could heal the hurtin' and the broken-hearted people Everybody understand We gotta all just come together [V3] Ridiní 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 land of grace But it's gonna take more than a dream to fix this place [T] You know it's hard as it can be To turn the tide of history [V4] We all went to Sunday school And everybody learned the Golden Rule 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