I like my rocking chairlistening to the wind get past
the trees
used to spend my time marching
now I spend it on my knees
The Lord knows me by now
my devotion I have showed
From Selma to Montgomery
is a mighty long road
Too young to be scared
thought there was no more to see
what I read about happening to others
could never happen to me
I was marching in Marion
February of 65
Saw them shoot Jimmy Lee
with my very own eyes
chorus:
From Selma to Montgomery
was a road paved with tears
and the broken chains of those

who could not appear
You say where does the time go?
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check the clock on my wall
From Selma to Montgomery
it never stood still at all
Today I cross the Pettus bridge
and I often wonder why
hatred is only noticed
when innocent people die
I think about how far we've come
and the road still left ahead
from Selma to Montgomery
and all those people dead
chorus
I like my rocking chair
listening to the wind get past the trees
used to spend my time marching
now I spend it on my knees
The Lord knows me by now
my devotion I have showed
From Selma to Montgomery
is a mighty long road