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^EBlack day, ^Astormy night ^ENo love, ^Ano hope in sight ^EDon't cry, ^AHe is coming ^EDon't die ^Awithout knowing^E the cross ^A

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^EGhettos ^Ato the left of us ^EFlowers ^Ato the right ^EThere'll be ^Abread for all of us ^EIf we ^Acan just bear^E the cross^A

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^ESweet song ^Aof salvation ^EA pregnant ^Amother sings ^EShe lives ^Ain starvation ^EHer children ^Aneed all that she^E brings ^A

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^EWe all h^Aave our problems ^ESome big, ^Asome are small ^ESoon all ^Aof our problems ^EWill be t^Aaken by^E the cross ^A

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^EBlack day, ^Astormy night ^ENo love, ^Ano hope in sight ^EDon't cry f^Aor He is coming ^EDon't die w^Aithout knowing^E the cross, ^Ano

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^EGhettos ^Ato the left of us ^EFlowers ^Ato the right ^EThere'll be ^Abread for all, y'all ^EIf we ^Acan just, just bear^E the cross, ^Ayeah

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^EWe all ^Ahave our problems ^ESome are big,^A some are small ^ESoon all ^Aof our problems, y'all ^EWill be ^Ataken by^E the cross, ^Ano

^EThe cross ^A ^EThe cross ^A

Prince - The cross