Small Crack Songtext
von The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library

Twenty-five to life for a crime that I didn′t commit
Stone walls and train whistles out in the wind
One night, I dreamt of a call from the world outside
When I woke up in the morning, there was a glimmering light

There's a small crack, yeah, it′s true
But it's gonna be a while before we make it through
There's a small crack, yeah, it′s true
But it′s gonna be a while before we break on through

So I start singing every night up to the sky before bed
Praying to the Lord that no one hears what I said
With the first stone loose, and the second now on its way
Just might see the open sky, someday

There's a small crack, yeah, it′s true
But it's gonna be a while before we make it through
There′s a small crack, yeah, it's true
But it′s gonna be a while before we break on through


So it broke right open, like the Red Sea parting way
Stuck my head out, heard the birds, saw clouds, sun on my face
Not more than a mile, sky opened up, the sirens blazed
Wasn't long before the dogs dug their teeth right into my leg

There's a small crack, yeah, it′s true
But it′s gonna be a while before we make it through
There's a small crack, yeah, it′s true
But it's gonna be a while before we break on through

Twenty-five to life, turned to hanging by the end of the day
As the knot got tighter, the sky got brighter anyway
Clouds cracked open, and a light shines down on me
As I floated up to touch it, I couldn′t stop singing this praise

There's a small crack, yeah, it′s true
But it's gonna be a while before we make it through
There's a small crack, yeah, it′s true
But it′s gonna be a while before we break on through

There's a small crack, yeah, it′s true
But it's gonna be a while before we make it through
There′s a small crack, yeah, it's true
But it′s gonna be a while before we make -
And it's gonna be a while before we break -
Yeah, it's gonna be a while before we break on through