Performed by mavis staples
Composed by prince
U will be moved when the baby lets out his very first cry
U will be moved when u think of how hard he'll have 2 try
He'll grow up on an empty stomach, but he'll try his best 2 listen
2 the teacher readin' from a schoolbook with half the pages missin'
Chorus:
Surely when the rain comes, u will be moved
La da da da da
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U will be moved, and u will be when the baby makes all the grades
U will be moved, and u 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
Oh, u will be moved when the rain comes, oh yes, u will be moved
When the streets overflow with angry souls, that's when u see the truth
When the pain that u've inflicted comes back on your door 2 roost (back on your door 2 roost)
That's when u'll see the future (future), but u won't see u
Chorus
U will be moved when the whip comes down on the back of one of your own
U will be moved when u look 4 compassion but u find u're all alone
Moved, and u will be when u are, that's when u'll know
That the bread u share is better than the blood that your deeds have caused 2 flow
(that the bread is better than the blood)
Chorus
Hey, u will be moved when the rain comes, oh yes, u will be moved
When the streets all flow with angry souls, that's when u'll see the truth
When the pain that u've inflicted comes back on your door 2 roost (back on your door 2 roost)
That's when u'll see the future (future), but u won't see u
I said surely when the rain comes, u will be moved
La da da da da (la da da da da)
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Hey, surely, surely, surely (when the rain comes)
Surely y'all
Ow, la da da da da