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"MLK" Lyrics U2

Another song from The Unforgettable Fire album that references the American civil rights proponent, the Reverend Martin Luther King (see Pride). U2 featured this song on the 2009 360 Tour.

MLK Lyrics:

Sleep, sleep tonight
And may your dreams be realised
If the thunder cloud passes rain
So let it rain, rain down on he
So let it be
So let it be
Sleep, sleep tonight
And may your dreams be realised
If the thunder cloud passes rain
So let it rain, let it rain
Rain down on he

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