He Was Already Gone(When I Heard His Greatest Song

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He Was Already Gone(When I Heard His Greatest Song)I rarely paid attentionto music when I was youngthen one day on Dad's transistorI heard "A Change is Gonna Come"I wasn't sure what those words meantbut his voice helped me relateI sensed the world might get betterbut for Sam it was too latecos he was already gonewhen I heard his greatest songour lives may be short or longbut the soul of music lives onand he was already gonewhen I heard his greatest songI learned to sing from recordswhat I really loved was soulwhen life felt like a prisonsongs were windows in the wallsI used to walk all weekendand sing the time awaypicturing a lonely spirithaunting the dock of the baycos he was already gonewhen I heard his greatest songour lives may be short or longbut the soul of music lives onand he was already gonewhen I heard his greatest songI've played hundreds of tavernsbut few know the songs I've sungI've wondered if living is worth itif I can't reach them with onesome nights I drink a bottleand let a dream take me awaythe shadow I leave is musicso my tune can hear them sayhe was already gonewhen I heard his greatest songour lives may be short or longbut the soul of music lives onand he was already gonewhen I heard his greatest song(c)2004 Robert George