Pete Seeger & Lorre Wyatt's album version
| Pete Seeger: | When we look and we see |
| Things are not what they should be | |
| God's counting on me | |
| God's counting on you | |
| Seeger and chorus: | When we look and we see |
| Things are not what they should be | |
| God's counting on me | |
| God's counting on you | |
| Seeger and chorus: | Hoping we'll all pull through |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Me and you | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | It's time to turn things around |
| Trickle up, not trickle down | |
| God's counting on me | |
| God's counting on you | |
| Springsteen and chorus: | It's time to turn things around |
| Trickle up, not trickle down | |
| God's counting on me | |
| God's counting on you | |
| All: | Hoping we'll all pull through |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Me and you | |
| Lorre Wyatt: | And when drill, baby, drill |
| Leads to spill, baby, spill | |
| God's counting on me | |
| God's counting on you | |
| Wyatt and chorus: | And when drill, baby, drill |
| Leads to spill, baby, spill | |
| God's counting on me | |
| God's counting on you | |
| All: | Hoping we'll all pull through |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Me and you | |
| Pete Seeger: | Yes, there's big problems to be solved |
| Let's get everyone involved | |
| God's counting on me | |
| God's counting on you | |
| Seeger and chorus: | Yes, there's big problems to be solved |
| Let's get everyone involved | |
| God's counting on me | |
| God's counting on you | |
| All: | Hoping we'll all pull through |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Me and you | |
| Bruce Springsteen: | Now don't give up, don't give in |
| Working together we all can win | |
| God's counting on me | |
| God's counting on you | |
| Springsteen and chorus: | Don't give up, don't give in |
| Working together we all can win | |
| God's counting on me | |
| God's counting on you | |
| All: | Hoping we'll all pull through |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Me and you | |
| Pete Seeger: | What we do now, you and me |
| Will affect eternity | |
| God's counting on me | |
| God's counting on you | |
| Seeger and chorus: | What we do, you and me |
| Will affect eternity | |
| God's counting on me | |
| God's counting on you | |
| All: | Hoping we'll all pull through |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Me and you | |
| Pete Seeger: | Hey, kids! |
| Kids choir: | When we sing with younger folks |
| We can never give up hope | |
| Kids choir and Seeger: | God's counting on me |
| God's counting on you | |
| Seeger, kids choir, and chorus: | When we sing with younger folks |
| We can never give up hope | |
| God's counting on me | |
| God's counting on you | |
| All: | Hoping we'll all pull through |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Me and you | |
| Pete Seeger: | Sing it again! |
| All: | Hoping we'll all pull through |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Hoping we'll all pull through | |
| Me and you |
GOD'S COUNTING ON ME... GOD'S COUNTING ON YOU is a song written by Pete Seeger and Lorre Wyatt in 2010 in response to that year's Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The song was originally recorded and released by Pete Seeger and Lorre Wyatt as a single in October 2010.
The song was re-recorded in 2012, this time featuring Bruce Springsteen on vocals, and released in September 2012 on Pete Seeger & Lorre Wyatt's album A More Perfect Union on the Appleseed label. The album consists of a total of 14 new songs written by Pete Seeger and singer/songwriter Lorre Wyatt, and features guest appearances by Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Tom Morello, Bruce Springsteen, and Dar Williams. The above lyrics are for Pete Seeger & Lorre Wyatt's album version of GOD'S COUNTING ON ME... GOD'S COUNTING ON YOU as released in 2012.
Bruce Springsteen sings throughout GOD'S COUNTING ON ME... GOD'S COUNTING ON YOU, including lead on two verses. He recorded his part of the song in January 2012. The complete line-up on the track includes Pete Seeger (vocals, banjo), Lorre Wyatt (vocals, guitar), Bruce Springsteen (vocals), The Rivertown Kids (vocals), C Lanzbom (additional guitar), David Bernz (additional guitar), Jeff Haynes (percussion), Adam Brzostoski (harmonica), Mark Murphy (bass), Chris Hughes (trap drums). The Rivertown Kids singers include Samantha Medina, Lucas Davison, Jaazaniah Gustave, Diana Barriga, Gabriel O'Reilly, Elyse Fox, Madeline Rosaler, and Kirsten Lutley. Additional singers include Timothy Hill, Jane Kelly Williams, Sue Altkin, David Bernz, James Durst, Dan Einbender, Karen Brooks, Jacob Bernz, Melissa Ortquist, Sarah Underhill, Bruce Taylor, Connie Taylor, Hayden Minifield, Travis Jeffrey, Jenny Murphy, Dave Tarlo, Laurie Siegel, Pat Lamana, Goldee Green, Ira McIntosh, and Story Laurie.
As far as it's known, Bruce Springsteen has never performed GOD'S COUNTING ON ME... GOD'S COUNTING ON YOU live.
Thanks Manuel Lázaro for the lyrics help.
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