Joan Baez - There But for Fortune lyrics

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[Joan Baez - There But for Fortune lyrics]

Show me the prison, show me the jail
Show me the prisoner whose
Light has gone stale
And I'll show you, young man
With so many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or I, hmm-mmm

Show me the alley, show me the train
Show me the hobo who sleeps out in the rain
And I'll show you, young man
With so many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or I, hmm-mmm

Show me the whiskey stains on the floor
Show me the drunkard as he
Stumbles out the door
And I'll show you, young man
With so many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or I, hmm-mmm

Show me the country where the
Bombs had to fall
Show me the ruins of the buildings
Once so tall and I'll show you, young man
With so many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you and I
You and I

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