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Needed Time/This Train

A medley between two old African-American spirituals -- Needed Time and This Train. Needed Time is rooted in the African American spiritual tradition. Lightnin’ gave it his signature stripped-down blues guitar style and raw, heartfelt vocal delivery, but the lyrics and sentiment reach further back. "Needed Time" is a plea for divine presence, often sung as “Jesus, won’t you come by here,” echoing the struggles, weariness, and hope of the enslaved and oppressed. It’s a song about waiting—not passively, but with deep spiritual yearning. Key lyrics often include: “Jesus won’t you come by here, Now is a needed time…” The Train is a more open-ended title—it could refer to several traditional spirituals or folk songs involving a train, a symbol with deep meaning in Black spiritual and gospel music. In Black spirituals, the train often symbolizes deliverance, freedom, and salvation—sometimes metaphorically (salvation, going to heaven), and sometimes quite literally (escape via the Underground Railroad).