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Number One (Feat. Richie Havens and Son Little)

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Number One (Feat. Richie Havens and Son Little)

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[Intro: Richie Haven]FreedomFreedomFreedomFreedomSometimes I feel like a motherless childSometimes I feel like a motherless childA long way from my homeSometimes I feel like I'm almost goneSometimes I feel like I'm almost gone[Verse 1: John Gourley]When the morning cameLike another's painBut didn't know to fadeLike the sound it madeLet's go down the drainWith the falling rainWash away the stainsIn the evening shade[Pre-Chorus]It's that sufferingDon't know why it bringsSuch sweet memoriesWill be the end of me[Chorus]But you'll come out all right(Yeah) I know it seems there's no end in sight(Yeah) But it doesn't mean you can't put up a fightBut ya don't, no, noBut ya don't, no, no[Post-Chorus][Verse 2: John Gourley]All the trails we blazedHave long since been pavedLeadin' the modern ageOn down memory laneCan't turn the pageLike it's just a phaseSomehow still be amazedThat the leaves had changed[Pre-Chorus]It's that sufferingDon't know why it bringsSuch sweet memoriesWill be the end of me[Chorus]But you'll come out all right(Yeah) I know it seems there's no end in sight(Yeah) But it doesn't mean you can't put up a fightBut ya don't, no, noBut ya don't, no, noBut you'll come out all right(Yeah) I know it seems there's no end in sight(Yeah) But it doesn't mean you can't put up a fightBut ya don't, no, noBut ya don't, no, no[interlude: Richie Haven]Sometimes I feel like I'm almost goneSometimes I feel like I'm almost goneWhen I need my brother (yeah)Father (yeah)Sister (yeah)Mother (yeah)Yeah yeah yeah yeah[Outro: John Gourley]It's gonna be all rightTelling white liesOf late nights'Til the sunriseCause when we rise up we rise up aboveAll of the chaosTo get lostDon't make me don't make me wake upCause I'm gonna be like a drugThat never gets oldOr gives hopeBut baby you make me feel loved

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