He was walking with your brother
On the streets of Alabama
He was marching next to Martin when he died
Working face to face in Cuba
And Managua, Nicaragua
He did not yet beat the devil but he tried
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Hold on brother Jesse Jackson
There's a better world a'coming
Where a man can hope a man will show some heart
You just keep right on believing
In the better side of human
They ain't ready for you yet, but it's a start
And you move 'em when you hit 'em in the heart
We must bring it all together
We must start right at the bottom
Back to helping one another when we can
'Cause if he's hungry and he's human
And he's fighting for his freedom
The he shouldn't be too hard to understand
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Words & Music by Kris Kristofferson c. Jody Ray Publishing, Inc. (BMI) All Rights Reserved