Richie Havens - No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed lyrics

Step out in the night when you get lonely Listening for the sounds city ears don't hear I know your cross is gettin' heavier with every step But I know a man who walked miles for you Stop, take a look at yourself Take a good look Take a good look Take a good look Can't talk to momma 'Cause she'd only tell ya she told you so That some of us are still learning That the real trick to life we all know Life flashed to day at the dawning Daytime, nighttime, we still don't see Why must we wait until morning To wake up and be, wake up and be, wake up and be, wake up and be Wake up and be Now you and I both know there's no such thing as up and down And when your problems got you goin' 'round and 'round Gotta talk like a man to poppa 'cause he don't understand that .......... Since we're part of the cross he's carried .......... dragging long enough Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up