Songs You Should Hear 6/11- Wrote a Song For Everyone by Creedence Clearwater

Wrote a Song For Everyone by Creedence Clearwater



Aside from being one of the most consistent bands ever, Creedence Clearwater (and therefore John Fogerty) wrote some of the best lyrics of the 60's. This is a track off their 1969 album Green River. Although the large majority of their records don't really have a "contemporary", visions of the sixties, psychedelic, far out feel to them, Creedence's records WERE actually more locked into what was going on in the world at the time than almost any of their contemporaries. Vietnam is everywhere in their songs. It's the jungle in "Run Through the Jungle", it's obviously front and center in "Fortunate Son", and it's the war that the singer sees himself going to in this song.



Met myself a comin' county welfare line.
I was feelin' strung out, Hung out on the line.
Saw myself a goin', down to war in June.
All I want, All I want is to write myself a tune.


Wrote A Song For Ev'ryone,
Wrote a song for truth.
Wrote A Song For Ev'ryone
When I couldn't even talk to you.

Got myself arrested, Wound me up in jail.
Richmond 'bout to blow up, Communication failed.
If you see the answer, now's the time to say.
All I want, All I want is to get you down to pray.

Wrote A Song For Ev'ryone,
Wrote a song for truth.
Wrote A Song For Ev'ryone
When I couldn't even talk to you.

Saw the people standin' thousand years in chains.
Somebody said it's diff'rent now, look, it's just the same.
Pharoahs spin the message, round and round the truth.
They could have saved a million people, How can I tell you?

Wrote A Song For Ev'ryone,
Wrote a song for truth.
Wrote A Song For Ev'ryone
When I couldn't even talk to you.