Intro 
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Verse 1
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Black day, stormy night 
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No love, no hope in sight 
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Don't cry, He is coming 
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Don't die without knowing the cross 
 
Riff
 
Verse 2
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Ghettos to the left of us 
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Flowers to the right 
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There'll be bread for all of us 
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If we can just bear the cross 
 
Riff
 
Verse 3
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Sweet song of salvation 
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A pregnant mother sings 
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She lives in starvation 
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Her children need all that she brings 
 
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Verse 4
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We all have our problems 
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Some big, some are small 
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Soon all of our problems 
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Will be taken by the cross 
 
Riff
 
Verse 5
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Black day, stormy night 
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No love, no hope in sight 
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Don't cry for He is coming 
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Don't die without knowing the cross, no 
 
Riff
 
Verse 6
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Ghettos to the left of us 
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Flowers to the right 
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There'll be bread for all, y'all 
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If we can just, just bear the cross, yeah 
 
Riff
 
Verse 7
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We all have our problems 
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Some are big, some are small 
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Soon all of our problems, y'all 
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Will be taken by the cross, no 
 
Outro
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The cross 
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The cross