No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed - Richie Havens

Step out in the night when you get lonely

Listening for the sounds city ears don’t hear

I know your cross is gettin' heavier with every step

But I know a man who walked miles for you

Stop, take a look at yourself

Take a good look

Take a good look

Take a good look

Can’t talk to momma

'Cause she’d only tell ya she told you so

That some of us are still learning

That the real trick to life we all know

Life flashed to day at the dawning

Daytime, nighttime, we still don’t see

Why must we wait until morning

To wake up and be, wake up and be, wake up and be, wake up and be

Wake up and be

Now you and I both know there’s no such thing as up and down

And when your problems got you goin' 'round and 'round

Gotta talk like a man to poppa 'cause he don’t understand that

Since we’re part of the cross he’s carried dragging long enough

Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up

Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up, pick it up