There Will Come A Day (From The Original Motion Picture “The Color Purple”)

No words, no one
No shoulder to cry on
One voice holds me
And lifts me to my feet

First steps, new world
I've known loss, I've known hurt
For this, I've rehearsed
The first and final verse

It's only a matter of timin'
I'm only just survivin'
When the clouds break
And not a moment too late

There will come a day, there will come a day
There will come a day, there will come a day
There will come a day, there will come a day
And I'll be there shining on all day long

I smile because it's my time
Mm, no one
I live and live for today
And nothin' more

Say what you're gonna say 'cause
It's nothin' I haven't heard
For days, I've rehearsed
The first and final verse

It's all a matter of timin'
When I'm only just survivin'
When the clouds break
And not a moment too late

There will come a day, there will come a day
There will come a day, there will come a day
There will come a day, there will come a day
And I'll be there shining on all day long

And I run
And I run
And the tears that I cried
Never did nothin' for me, uh, yeah

And I run
And I run
And the tears that I cried
Never did nothin' for me
And I run