Mahalia

[Verse 1]

A hard rain is falling

Trouble is clouding my mind

No one's at home waiting for me

And I can't find the reason or rhyme

[Verse 2]

I hear you sing "How I Got Over"

And straight into my heart your voice lands

So I move in a little closer

Cause you make me feel like I can

[Chorus]

Mahalia, Mahalia, I'm reaching back now to you

Mahalia, Mahalia, you were a woman, too

[Verse 3]

When you travelled this world, you moved mountains

You answered your call when it came through

But I wonder, did you have a shoulder

To lean on when your long day was through

[Chorus]

Mahalia, Mahalia, I'm reaching back now to you

Mahalia, Mahalia, you were a woman, too

[Bridge]

And you gave to a world that never had your back

The balm, the balm, the very Balm of Gilead

[Chorus]

Mahalia, oh, Mahalia, I'm reaching back now to you

Mahalia, Mahalia, you were a woman

You were a woman

You were a woman, too