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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
Vocals
Roebuck Staples
Roebuck Staples
Vocals
Pervis Staples
Pervis Staples
Vocals
Yvonne Staples
Yvonne Staples
Vocals
Cleotha Harris
Cleotha Harris
Vocals
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nedra Olds-Neal
Nedra Olds-Neal
Producer
Mark Wilder
Mark Wilder
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Something happen in here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
It's time to stop, children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
Battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
It's time to stop, children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
What a field day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray, for our side
It's time to stop, children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It hurts when you're always afraid
Step out of line, the man comes and takes you away
It's time to stop, children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down
Written by: Stephen Stills
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