Please, God, show him the way Please, God, on this day Spirits all give him the strength Peace can come if you really want it I had a fragile dream In a great house in the Hamptons I'd been there before Singing songs and doing benefits Was in a room alone Putting on my makeup Like so many things had come to me The dress came across the Persian carpet As I fell into the dress A thought came to me Into my heart I have a dream And the door opened I turned to face the music I was ready for the Kennedys I don't know if it was 1960 or 1963 Everything was timeless, even me I wasn't old, I wasn't young I was just part of their dream A shadow walked with me down the hall It was Martin Luther King All in shadow, all before me Overwhelmed by destiny Someone said, sing us a song There's a piano, hand it me a drink The room was full of hope A song would set them free And I said, please, God, show him the way Please, God, on this day Spirits all given the strength Peace can come if you really want it I sat at the piano Dead out of the shadow I sang the words I have a dream He wasn't my old friend John I didn't know him then But he smiled at me And I sang these words Whatever it takes Whatever it takes to be free No, I didn't know these men But they knew me It was all symbolic Nothing was as it seemed They all left us in a single shot But they didn't take the dream They were there in that house Discussing the future Drinking champagne I was just a piano player The voice, part of their dream I was 35, maybe I was 15 It was just another night In the presence of Martin Luther King I was just a dreamer I was ready for the Kennedy's And I said, please, God, show him the way Please, God, on this day Light the fire, start it over Tell the world about the dream Start it up, make it real Please, God, show him the way Please, God, show her the way Please, God, show them the way Please, God Back in the room where it all began My heart began to heal I believed it I remember the beauty of the Hamptons Shadows playing in the sun A voice said the dream is not over No, the dream has just begun I spun around to see another shadow Slipping through the door And my eyes opened wide What is this all for? And the shadow said Don't forget it, don't forget What we were fighting for Don't forget it And I said, please, God, show him the way It was just another night Please, God, on this day Martin Luther King Spirits on, give him the strength Sing us a song Peace can come if you fight for it Don't forget it We're just in time to save it And the shadow said Please, God, show him the way All in shadow Please, God, on this day All before me Spirits on, give him the strength Peace can come if you fight for it Think we're just in time to save it Set them free The room was full of hope Please, God, show him the way I believe it Please, God, on this day Don't forget it Spirits on, give him the strength Don't forget what we were fighting for Think we're just in time to save it Peace can come if you fight for it Peace can come Try harder Peace can come if you really want it Don't forget that dream Don't forget it Please, God, show them the way