A hard rain is falling Trouble is clouding my mind No one's at home waiting for me And I can't find the reason or rhyme I hear you sing How I Got Over And straight into my heart your voice lands So I move in a little closer Cause you make me feel like I can Mahalia, Mahalia, I'm reaching back now to you Mahalia, Mahalia, you were a woman, too When you travelled this world You moved mountains You answered the call when it came through But I wonder, did you have a shoulder To lean on when your long day was through? Mahalia, Mahalia, I'm reaching back now to you Mahalia, Mahalia, you were a woman, too And you gave to a world that never had your back The balm, the balm, the very Balm of Gilead Mahalia, oh, Mahalia, I'm reaching back now to you Mahalia, Mahalia, you were a woman You were a woman You you were a woman, too