A Prayer for Everybody / To Be Free Songtext
von Gil Scott‐Heron & Brian Jackson

This is a prayer for everybody
In the world
′Cause I need you and you need me
We need each other

This is a prayer for everybody
In the world
A prayer for you
A prayer for me
A prayer for love and harmony
A prayer for light for all to see
A prayer that someday we'll all be free


′Cause...
There's a lot that's wrong
We must be strong
And not become bitter
If there′s a chance
That mankind will profit
Why should we scoff at something new
Or old - if it can make us better?

This is a prayer for everybody
In the world
′Cause without you
And without me
Without love and harmony
Without courage and dignity
What would it mean
To be free?

Instrumental: To Be Free