[Verse 1]
You will be moved
When the baby lets out his very first cry
You will be moved
When you think of how hard he'll have to try
He'll grow up on an empty stomach, but he'll try his best to listen
To the teacher readin' from a school book with half the pages missin'
[Chorus]
Surely when the rain comes
You will be moved
La-da, da-da-da
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[Verse 2]
You will be moved
And you will be when the baby makes all the grades
You will be moved
And you will be when they still don't hire him anyway
Moved by a system without one single guarantee
That an education is the answer and love will set us free
[Chorus]
Surely when the rain comes
You will be moved
La-da, da-da-da (Yeah)
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[Verse 3]
Oh, you will be moved
When the rain comes, oh yes, you will be moved
When the streets overflow with angry souls
That's when you see the truth
When the pain that you've inflicted
Comes back on your door to roost (Back on your door to roost)
That's when you'll see the future (Future)
But you won't see you
[Chorus]
Surely when the rain comes
You will be moved
La-da, da-da-da
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[Verse 4]
You will be moved
When the whip comes down on the back of one of your own
You will be moved
When you look for compassion, but you find you're all alone
Moved, you will be
When you are, that's when you'll know
That the bread you share is better than the blood (That the bread is better than the blood)
That your deeds have caused to flow
[Chorus]
Surely when the rain comes
You will be moved
La-da, da-da-da, hey
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[Verse 3]
Hey, you will be moved
When the rain comes, oh yes, you will be moved
When the streets overflow with angry souls
That's when you see the truth
When the pain that you've inflicted
Comes back on your door to roost (Back on your door to roost)
That's when you'll see the future (Future)
But you won't see you
[Chorus]
I said surely when the rain comes
You will be moved
La-da, da-da-da (La-da, da-da-da)
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[Outro]
Hey, surely, surely, surely (When the rain comes)
Surely, y'all, ow
La-da, da-da-da
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