While he didn't speak directly to this song, he noted that "what I used to consider unjust, I now know that I was shortsighted". and went on to describe how he had changed.
A good man. And a new man, after meeting Jesus.
He is still with us ...
Here is a retrospective on this song, written in 2022, about an NPR folk concert from 2015:
Thanks. Good thoughts from Barry.