Phil Ochs - I'll Be There Lyrics
When the river of rebellion overflows, I'll be there
When the seed of discontent plants and grows, I'll be there
Watching for the sun through the dark and rainy storm
Searching for the keys to the dungeons old and worn
Let me tell you, I'll be there
When the shadow of the tyrant falls and sweeps across the land
When men would steal from others with paper in their hand
When people search for answers and the answers never come
When their troubles would be over if they thought and fought as one
Let me tell you, I'll be there
Whispering of yesterday has grown into a roar
Winds of freedom blowing out of every distant shore
When the time is ready and the call is loud and clear
Let me tell you, I'll be there
When the thunder of oppression roars and crackles, I'll be there
When those who would be free are wearing shackles, I'll be there
For the day is gonna come when they'll throw away their chains
Lift their heads and raise their arms for the struggle that remains
And let me tell you, I'll be there
Whispering of yesterday has turned into a roar
Winds of freedom blowing out of every distant shore
When the time is ready and the call is loud and clear
Let me tell you, I'll be there
When the thunder of oppression roars and crackles, I'll be there
When those who would be free are wearing shackles, I'll be there
For the day is gonna come when they'll throw away their chains
Lift their heads and raise their arms for the struggle that remains
And let me tell you
Let me tell you
Let me tell you
Let me tell you, I'll be there
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Phil Ochs I'll Be There Comments
Superior to bob dylan, but much less known.
if i could give 10 years of my life so phil would come back for 10 years i would.
Educate, organize, UNIONIZE!
I really wish I got this record when I had the chance. It's a wonderful album!
We really could use Ochs here to call us out on our bullshit these days.
You'll always be there in spirit Phil,such an important artist we need you more than ever
Stand up & Stand strong. B true 2 U. Phil didn't just speak it...He LIVED IT
One of the most important American troubadours of the 20th century.
when the river of rebellion overflows ill be there, when the seed of discontent plants and grows ill be there.
and phil will be there in my heart and many others
I remember Phil Ochs since I was a teenager. You could always count on him showing up and playing at anti-Vietnam war rallies.
He played at so many benefits and helped fund a lot of radical causes.
His lyrics were always so pertinent and often in the face. Add to that his hard and fast rhythm guitar. He always played this cord shaped in a way where he was giving the finger.
+DNAblues You got to see Phil live? I was born a month after he died and would love to have met him. Some of the things he fought for have been partly achieved but the struggle against poverty hasn't been won at all. I can just imagine a Phil Ochs song about TTIP.
Love you Phil, every day. God bless you.
I wish Phil was still alive.
We could sure use his voice.
+Erika Neumann Yes I wish Phil was still alive to and Victor Jara, Malcom X, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Haymer etc. However we are alive and must finish what they started.
@Kieran O'Sullivan :)
"When men would steal from others with a paper in their hand" is a hat tip to Woody.
I wish you were Phil. We need you more than ever. We need a voice to sing about the government and all they do to screw us over. The CIA is doing to Petraeus what they did to you. Love You Phil
Phil Ochs - American hero and patriot in the truest sense.
bob dylan= pop singer phil ochs= folk
"Where ever people are struggling to be free, thats where Iam a gonna be"
Watch or read Steinbacks "The Grapes Of Wrath"
Thanks. I cry for him today the way I did when he died, but his voice and those lyrics live forever. They are as relevant today as they were then. They speak as he sang - for all time! Truth is truth. That, we can all be sure he knew as well as any man ever knew it.
I wish Phil Ochs were here in 2012. He simply play a major roll of of the OWS movement.
I want the chords to this. I love it.
This song is bittersweet. I love the message, but it's a sharp contrast to his disillusionment and death, along with the marginalization and demonization of the far left movements he supported.
I get such a bizarre feeling of pride, courage and sadness when I hear it.
@rickymullenmusic And will always be