None of us is free, if one of us is chained

written by Barry Mann * Brenda Russell * Cynthia Weil*

Sung by Solomon Burke with the Blind Boys of Alabama

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You better listen my brothers and sisters
’cause if you do you can hear
There are voices still callin’ from across the years
And they’re cryin’ across the ocean
And they’re cryin’ across the land
And they will 'til we all come to understand

(chorus)
None of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free if one of us are chained
None of us are free

And there are people in the darkness
And they just can’t see the light
And if you don’t say it’s wrong then that says it’s right
We got to try to feel for each other
Let our brothers know that we care
Got to get the message, send it out loud and clear

None of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free if one of us are chained
None of us are free

Well it’s the single truth
We all need to see
That none of are free if one of us is chained
None of us are free

Now I swear to you salvation isn’t too hard to find
None of us can find it on our own
We got to join together in Spirit, Heart and Mind
So that every Soul who's suffering will knows that we're not alone.

None of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free if one of us are chained.

If you just look around you
You’re gonna see what I say
’cause the world’s gettin’ smaller each passin’ day
Now it’s time to start making changes
And it’s time for us all to realize
That the truth is shinin’ right before our eyes

’cause none of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free if one of us are chained
None of us are free
None of us are free if one of us are chained

Well it’s the very heart of humanity
’cause none of us are free if one of us is chained
None of us are free

None of us, none of us
None of us, none of us
None of us, none of us are free

None of us, none of us
None of us, none of us
None of us, none of us are free

None of us are free
None of us are free
None of us are free if one of us is chained
None of us are free
’cause it’s the very truth
We all need to see
That none of us are free if one of us is chained
None of us are free