Track 7 of the album Amber Hours · 2021
Lift Your Voice on Division Street
by Nina Vale
“A woman with a tambourine on Division Street, and I've been that woman. I let the whole band stand behind her.”
soul · gospel soul · street soul · 3:23
Lyrics
A woman with a tambourine Stands where the three streets meet She sings the old song, plain and true To the hurry of the feet No microphone, no marquee Just a voice and a heart wide open And one by one the people slow Their weary hearts unspoken Lift your voice on Division Street Let the whole town hear Lift your voice for the ones who pass And the ones who stopped to cheer Every song needs somebody To start it, brave and strong Lift your voice on Division Street And the crowd will sing along A boy holds up his paper cup A baker joins the line The bus driver turns his engine off And hums along in time When the lamps come on at dusk And the day lets go its grip There is one more verse inside of you Just waiting on your lip Lift your voice on Division Street Let the whole town hear Lift your voice for the ones who pass And the ones who stopped to cheer Every song needs somebody To start it, brave and strong Lift your voice on Division Street And the crowd will sing along Lift your voice Lift your voice