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Phoebe Loosinhouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-09-06 09:08 PM
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The perfect song for our times and our movement now
My husband brought home Neil Young's Prairie Wind CD today. Neil Young is timeless and has seen it all. His song
"When God Made Me" is perfect for the world we live in now. Beautiful song, beautifully sung. Simple, cos it is.

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/neilyoung/whengodmademe.html

NEIL YOUNG LYRICS

"When God Made Me"

Was he thinkin' about my country
Or the color of my skin?
Was he thinkin' 'bout my religion
And the way I worshipped him?
Did he create just me in his image
Or every living thing?

When God made me
When God made me

Was he planning only for believers
Or for those who just have faith?
Did he envision all the wars
That were fought in his name?
Did he say there was only one way
To be close to him?

When God made me
When God made me

Did he give me the gift of love
To say who I could choose?

When God made me
When God made me

When God made me
When God made me

Did he give me the gift of voice
So some could silence me?
Did he give me the gift of vision
Not knowing what I might see?
Did he give me the gift of compassion
To help my fellow man?

When God made me
When God made me

When God made me
When God made me




< www.azlyrics.com >
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Phoebe Loosinhouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-09-06 09:17 PM
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1. Perfect song for Democratic funerals. I'm putting it on my list. nt
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-09-06 09:23 PM
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2. He played it on grand piano at the Katrina relief telethon in Sept
absolutely stunning

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