There's a lady down in new orleans
walking the streets trying to make the scene
she's a runaway
everybody got a story to tell
Mr. president you're just a man
you've got your problems and i understand
you've got your cross to bear
everybody got a story to tell
Across the tracks in a three room shack
there's a daddy lying on his back
he's drunk again
baby's crying ain't got no milk to drink
(chorus)
everybody got a story to tell
everybody got a song to sing
and if you listen real close
you'll know what i mean
'cause you've got a story to tell
Down on 6th street where the young folks hang out
there's a preacher trying to tell them what it's about
but they just laugh it off
while the preacher man cries
Susie jane left school today
told her family that a baby is on the way
but everything is gonna be alright
the doctor will take care of it all
(repeat chorus)
Like a ship that was lost at sea
that was my like but jesus rescued me
now i know the way
and i got a story to tell
Now you may feel like a castaway
but this jesus can change your night to day
won't you let him do it now
you're gonna have a story to tell
(repeat chorus)