Charles Neville

Over Kilimanjaro, she guards her young
Speaks to the darkness in the mother tongue
She waits and she watches all night long
Calls to her lover then she sings this song

I will be there for you whatever comes
I am as constant as the beat of a drum
My love is stronger than the noon-day sun
Over Africa
Over Africa

It's a force of nature, it's the power of need
It'll heal your baby, then make you bleed
I will be patient, I will bide my time
I will be waiting like a mama lion, mama lion

I will be there for you whatever comes
I am as constant as the beat of a drum
My love is stronger than the noon-day sun
Over Africa
Over Africa
Over Africa

See that love and money
Between quiet and sin
We are just wild things
Underneath the skin
In the cradle of creation
We were made this way
Run together
To our dying day
(change rope)

(Spoken)
It's the law of the jungle
It's the angst in trees
Built by your census baby
Die by the tomb
I'd walk through fire
I would swim the seas
As long as I live and breathe
You belong to me

I will be there for you whatever comes
I am as constant as the beat of a drum
My love is stronger than the noon-day sun
Over Africa
Over Africa

For everything there's a reason
We don't always need to know, yeah
We fear the light of those that leave us
The ones that burn twice as bright
Or the ones we love twice as much
We miss the most, yeah

And there's a little piece of heaven
Just waiting for you to come home
I know, there's a little piece of heaven
Just waiting for you to come home
I know, someday you will

'Coz life is short, gotta do your own thing
Seems the higher that we fly
The more the people try and bring you down, yeah
Oh, sometimes you love, sometimes you hate
Sometimes you know, sometimes you break
You fall down and make mistakes and then fear God

And there's a little piece of heaven
Just waiting for you to come home
I know, there's a little piece of heaven
Just waiting for you to come home
I know, someday you will

Little piece of heaven, shining like the night
No matter what you do, always by your side

And there's a little piece of heaven
Just waiting for you to come home
I know, someday you will, someday, be there
Someday you will be there, I know, you will

There's a little piece of heaven, shining in the night
No matter what you do, it?s always by your side
There's little piece of heaven, shining like the night
No matter what you do, it's always by your side

Everything, there's a reason
We don't always need to know, yeah

But there's a little piece of heaven
Just waiting for you to come home
I know, there's a little piece of heaven
Just waiting for you to come home
I know, someday you will

Little piece of heaven, shining like the night
No matter what you do, always by your side

And there's a little piece of heaven
Just waiting for you to come home
I know, someday you will, someday you will

Goodbye is not a lover's word
It's something I could never say to you
Even though you tell me, tell me you are leaving
My heart can't believe it's true, oh no, oh no

I'll just say until we meet again
I'll just say until we meet again

I remember all the things we shared
The loving looks that we once knew
Babe, your eyes began to feel like they'll start crying
My memories will see me through, see me through

I'll just say until we meet again
I'll just say until we meet again

Although you leave my arms you'll never leave my soul
The love that I have for you within never grow cool
'Cause in the morning light and in the dark of night
Your fire will always burn in my soul

I'll just say until we meet again
Oh, darlin' I, I'll just say until we meet again
Oh, my love for you will never never grow cold
No, my love for you will never leave my soul

I'll just say until we meet again
Oh, I'll just say until we meet again
I'll just say until we meet again
I'll just say until we meet again

Cards on the table and they facin' down
We all got a hand to play, ain't no backin' down
Aces up your sleeve, they ain't gonna do you no good
But the joker's still in play and it just might come your way

Listen to me, don't you hear what I say'
Can't you hear what I say, can't you hear what I say?
Listen to me, don't you hear what I say'
We're lookin' at the Judgment Day

I was holdin' a 10 of diamonds but I wanted a ace
People all around the world goin' through changes
Look me straight in my face
Said I just called to show you, some people never satisfied
Wanna trade hands with me little brother
See if you can stay alive?

Listen to me, don't you hear what I say'
Can't you hear what I say, can't you hear what I say?
Listen to me, don't you hear what I say'
We're lookin' at the judgment day

[Incomprehensible] brothers and sisters
Can they mess 'em around
Pullin' the wool over their eyes
But the Dealer, we can't fool 'coz He put the cards into play
And He know what me and you are holdin' all the time

Listen to me, don't you hear what I say'
Can't you hear what I say, can't you hear what I say?
Listen to me, don't you hear what I say
'Coz we're lookin' at the Judgment Day comin' down

featuring Neville Brothers

(Introduction)
Yo Mona Lisa, could I get a date on Friday and if your busy, I
wouldn't mind taking Saturday.

(Wyclef Talking)
Right about now, if you are in your jeep. Please turn up your radio.
If you don't have a Jeep, and you have a little hooptie I still want
you to crank up your volume.
We want all the ladies to sit back, relax, let your hair out.
Wyclef presents the Neville Brothers in the house tonight.

(Neville's Singing)
I know a girl, she ruled my world.
Whatever I need, she supplied.
Living in paradise.
She ruled my heart, till death do we part.
(Her love was like esctasy)

*Chorus*
Atleast that's how I thought it would be.
(So Neville brothers what you telling me)
Atleast that how I thought it would be
(One question, what was her name)
Mona Lisa, you called my name.
Laid it apart but I did not respond
And you ask me what I am thinking of
In the morning I'll be gone, no more loving after dawn.
No longer we can share the love that was never there.
When the moon has lost its light.
And the stars no longer bright
And no longer can we share, the love that was never there.
(Ain't no need to cry girl. Its gonna be alright)

Girl don't you cry.
(Girl don't you cry)
Please dry your eyes
All you ever been was faithful in my life.
So I apologize
I hope the future brings us back together.
Atleast that's how I thought it would be.
Atleast that's how I thought it would be.
(Yo, neville brothers. What was her name)

*Repeat Chorus*

(Wyclef speaking)
Right about now if you are in dance, I want you to hold your girl
real tight. We got the neville brothers in the house tonight. Along
side Wyclef, you know how we do it. I want to apologize to you. I
never wrote a love song. This is my first one.

ain't no sunshine / Eva Cassidy










Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

그녀가 가고 나니 햇빛이란 건 없어

It's not warm when she's away

그녀가 갔으니 따뜻하지도 않아




Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

그녀가 가고 나니 햇빛이란 건 없어

And she's always gone too long

그녀는 떠날 때마다

Anytime she goes away

너무 늦는다고...







Wonder this time where she's gone

이번에는 그녀가 어디로 갔을까?

Wonder if she's gone to stay

집을 찾으러 간 갈까?

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

그녀가 가고 나니 햇빛이란 건 없어

And this house just ain't no home

그녀가 갈 때마다

Anytime she goes away

집에는 온기가 남아있지 않아




I know, I know, I know, I know

알아, 알고 있어

I know, I know, I know, I know

알아, 알고 있어

I know, I know, I know, I know

알아, 알고 있어

Hey I ought to leave I ought to leave her alone

떠나야해, 그녀에게서 홀로 떠나야만 해




But Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

하지만 그녀가 가고 나니 햇빛이란 건 사라져 버렸는걸

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

그녀가 가고 나니 햇빛이란 건 없어

Only darkness every day

오직 어둠만이 감돌뿐이야

Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

그녀가 가고 나니 햇빛이란 건 없어




And this house just ain't no home

그녀가 갈 때마다

Anytime she goes away

집에는 온기가 남아있지 않아

Anytime she goes away

집에는 온기가 남아있지 않아

Anytime she goes away

집에는 온기가 남아있지 않아




Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

그녀가 가고 나니 햇빛이란 건 없어

It's not warm when she's away

그녀가 갔으니 따뜻하지도 않아




Ain't no sunshine when she's gone

그녀가 가고 나니 햇빛이란 건 없어

And she's always gone too long

그녀는 떠날 때마다

Anytime she goes away

너무 늦는다고...




I know, I know, I know, I know, I know

알아, 잘 알고 있지

Anytime she goes away

그녀가 갈 때마다

I know, I know, I know, I know, I know

알아, 잘 알고 있지

Anytime she goes away

그녀가 갈 때마다

Yellow moon, yellow moon,
why you keep peeping in my window?
Do you know something I don't know?
Did you see my baby
walking down the railroad tracks?
You can tell me if the girls
ever coming back.

Is she hid out with another
or is she trying to get back home?
Is she wrapped up in some other's arms?
Or is the girl somewhere all alone?
Can you see if she is missing me,
or is she having a real good time?
Has she forgotten all about,
or is the girl still mine all mine?

With your eye so big a shiney
You can see the whole damn land
Yellow moon can you tell me
If the girl's with another man?

Refrain:
Oh yellow moon,
have you seen that creole woman
You can tell me,
Now ain't you a friend of mine.

I was born by the river
In a little tent
And just like the river
I've been running ever since

It's been a long
A long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
Oh, yes it will

It's been too hard living
But I'm afraid to die
'Cause I don't know
What's up there beyond the sky

It's been a long
A long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
Oh, yes it will

When I go to my brother, my brother, my brother
And I say, ?Brother, help me please?
But he winds up knockin' me
Right down on my, on the knees

And there been times that I thought
I couldn't last for long
But now I think
I'm able to carry on

It's been a long
A long, long time coming
Well, I know, I know change gonna come
Oh, yes it will

It's been a long
It's been a long, long time coming
Well, I know, I know, I know change gonna come
Oh, yes it will

December 1, 1955
Our freedom movement came alive
And because of Sister Rosa you know
We don?t ride on the back of the bus no more

Sister Rosa she was tired one day
After a hard day on her job
When all she wanted was a well deserved rest
Not a scene from an angry mob

A bus driver said, "Lady, you got to get up
'Cause a white person wants that seat"
But Miss Rosa said, "No, not no more
I?m gonna sit here and rest my feet"

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Now, the police came without fail
And took Sister Rosa off to jail
And 14 dollars was her fine
Brother Martin Luther King knew it was our time

The people of Montgomery sat down to talk
It was decided all God's children should walk
Until segregation was brought to its knees
And we obtain freedom and equality, yeah

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

So we dedicate this song to thee
For being the symbol of our dignity
Thank you Sister Rosa

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

> Oh my name it means nothing, and my age it means less.
For the country I come from, is called the Midwest.
I was taught and brought up, to the laws to abide.
That the land that I live in,has God on its side.
Oh the history books tell it,they tell it so well.
The Calvaries charged,and the Indians fell.
The calvaries charged,and the Indians died.
Oh The Country was young then, with God on its side.
The Spanish-American, War had its day.
And the civil war to us, was soon laid away.
And the names of the heroes, I was made to memorize.
With guns in their hands, and God on their side.
The First World War,it came and it went.
And the reason for fighting,I never did get.
But I learned to accept it, accept it with pride.
For you don't count the dead, when God's on your side.
In the nineteen-sixties,came the Vietnam war.
Can someone tell me, what we were fighting for?
So many young men died, so many mothers cried.
No I ask the question, was God on our side?
I learned to hate the russians, all through my whole life.
If another war comes, it's them must fight.
And to hate them and fear, to run and to hide.
And accept it all bravely, with God on my side.
Through many dark hours, I've been thinkin' bout' this.
That Jesus Christ was betrayed by a kiss.
But I can't think for you, you'll have to decide.
Whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side.
Now that I'm leaving, I'm weary as hell.
The confusion I""m feeling, ain't no tongue cna tell.
The words fill my head, and they fall to the floor.
That if God's on our side, he'll stop the next war.
Jesus loves me, this I know.

Oh, you must have put voodoo on me.
Oh, you musta cast a spell
The way I'm loving you girl??br>Ain't no tongue can tell
Oh, you musta been burning candles
To make a love so strong
You must sprinkle dust all around my bed
You musta had a black cat bone

Just at a glance??br>You know you put me in a trance
When I look into your eyes
How they hypnotized

Oh you musta put voodoo on me,
You musta cast a spell
The way you got me loving you girl
Ain't not tongue can tell

Oh, if I call??on magnolia
Can she break this spell on me
Father black Hawk or Mother Dora.
I wonder could they set me free

Oh you musta put voodoo on me
You musta cast a spell
The way you got me loving you girl
Ain't no tongue can tell

Voodoo Woman
Voodoo Woman
Voodoo Woman

Sitting here in limbo
But I know it won't be long
Sitting here in limbo
Like a bird without a song
Well, they're putting up resistance
But I know that my faith will lead me on

Sitting here in limbo
Waiting for the dice to roll
Sitting here in limbo
Got some time to search my soul
Well they're putting up resistance
But I know that my faith will lead me on

I don't know where life will lead me
But I know where I've been
I can't say what life will show me
But I know what I've seen
Tried my hand in love and friendship
But all that is past and gone
This little boy is moving on

Sitting here in limbo
Waiting for the tide to flow
Oh, I'm sitting here in limbo
Knowing that I have to go
Well they're putting up resistance
But I know that my faith will lead me on

Sitting here in limbo
Waiting for the dice to roll
Sitting here in limbo
I got some time to search my soul
Well they're putting up resistance
But I know that my faith will lead me on

Sitting in limbo, sitting in limbo
Sitting in limbo (sitting, sitting in limbo)
Sitting in limbo (sitting, sitting in limbo)
Waiting for the dice to roll (sitting, sitting in limbo)
Sitting-sitting in limbo

featuring Neville Brothers

(Introduction)
Yo Mona Lisa, could I get a date on Friday and if your busy, I
wouldn't mind taking Saturday.

(Wyclef Talking)
Right about now, if you are in your jeep. Please turn up your radio.
If you don't have a Jeep, and you have a little hooptie I still want
you to crank up your volume.
We want all the ladies to sit back, relax, let your hair out.
Wyclef presents the Neville Brothers in the house tonight.

(Neville's Singing)
I know a girl, she ruled my world.
Whatever I need, she supplied.
Living in paradise.
She ruled my heart, till death do we part.
(Her love was like esctasy)

*Chorus*
Atleast that's how I thought it would be.
(So Neville brothers what you telling me)
Atleast that how I thought it would be
(One question, what was her name)
Mona Lisa, you called my name.
Laid it apart but I did not respond
And you ask me what I am thinking of
In the morning I'll be gone, no more loving after dawn.
No longer we can share the love that was never there.
When the moon has lost its light.
And the stars no longer bright
And no longer can we share, the love that was never there.
(Ain't no need to cry girl. Its gonna be alright)

Girl don't you cry.
(Girl don't you cry)
Please dry your eyes
All you ever been was faithful in my life.
So I apologize
I hope the future brings us back together.
Atleast that's how I thought it would be.
Atleast that's how I thought it would be.
(Yo, neville brothers. What was her name)

*Repeat Chorus*

(Wyclef speaking)
Right about now if you are in dance, I want you to hold your girl
real tight. We got the neville brothers in the house tonight. Along
side Wyclef, you know how we do it. I want to apologize to you. I
never wrote a love song. This is my first one.

Brother blood, brother blood
We're of the same spirit, of the same mud
Brother blood, brother blood
We" re from the same water, we're from the same
I've got scars from livin', scars from love

Strike me dead if I'm lyin'
I've got brothers below, and brothers above
With all of our blood we are tryin'
I keep tryin' for everything
It comes a piece at a time
I've got a mountain I'm determined to climb
But I took the heat, created the beat
And I've got the heart of a lion

I've got friends who are dead, friends in jail
I've got friends who are policemen
And the girls I know now, the girls I knew then
I still make my music to please them
I keep tryin' for everything
I don't count the cost
But 1 see an ocean I'm determined to cross
'Cause I look the heat, created the beat
And I've got the strength of a dragon

I've got dnims of the jungle, drums of the street
Dmms of the Indian chief
I've got the fire of the gospel, a river of blues
And I got the soul of belief
And I keep tryin' for everything
It's been a long, long road
I've got a song that's about to explode
I was born to the beat that pounds like the heat
And I've got the drums of the spirit

Brother blood, brother blood
We're of the same spirit, of the same mud
Brother blood, brother blood
We're from the same water, we're from the same

Quand bondieu vie' ou li prend!

Well my brother Jake
Well my brother Jake is finally home
Well my brother Jake
Well my brother Jake is finally home

Oh my brother Jake, he was on the run
The man behind him, with a Gatling gun
I remember that morning when he hopped that freight
He was headed west, oh lord, he couldnt be late

Old brother jake had to ride the rail
Or get locked up in the parish jail
He had a lot of weight upon his chest
The sheriff had a warrant for his arrest

He grabbed the train and headed east
Would his life of running never cease
He hopped off the train at new york city
Only to find- aint no kind of pity

Well my brother Jake
Well my brother Jake is finally home
Well my brother Jake
Well my brother Jake is finally home

He finally made it
Back to new orleans
Man, his hometown
Sure enough was mean
Back in his jungle
Where he lived his life
Where the law of the land
It was a gun and a knife

Late one night, down on the avenue
Thats where brother jakes dying breath was drew
He thought his home was with family and friends
Somebody caught him off guard and brought his life to an end

Well my brother Jake
(brother jake he's finally home)
Well my brother Jake is finally home
(no more to cry, no more to weep and moan)
Well my brother Jake
(No more to have to run and hide)
Well my brother Jake is finally home
(hes hopped his last frieght and took his last train ride)
Well my brother Jake
Well my brother Jake is finally home
Well my brother Jake
Well my brother Jake is finally home

Steer me right, sweet Jesus
Steer me right, don't let me fall
Steer me right, sweet Jesus
Be my all and all

I was runnin' behind that train
Never could keep satisfied
The appetite for destruction
Keeps a man bound and tied

Shine your goodness down on me
Oh Lord - from up above
In my darkest hour
Soothe me with your tender love

Steer me right, sweet Jesus
Steer me right, don't let me fall
Steer me right, sweet Jesus
Be my all and all

My Uncle Jolly used to tell me
Son don't waste your youth
Eyes blinded by fear and hatred
Will never ever see the truth

I keep prayin' I'll find wisdom
And the strength to carry on
Oh Lord, be my helper
Let they will in my life be done

Steer me right, sweet Jesus
Steer me right, don't let me fall
Steer me right, sweet Jesus
Be my all and all

I took a walk along the sea
Lost in thoughts of you and me
Just like the moon, turning the tide
I feel a pull from so deep inside

So many questions haunting us
So many doubts attacked our love
Dangerous thoughts of what could go wrong
Against the odds, we must carry on
We must be strong and fearless
We must be fearless
Counting on help from above
Trusting the power of love
We must be fearless, fearless, fearless

For so long I was afraid
To step from the shadows of my mistakes
Your love has given me the courage I need
Together I know, nothing can stop you and me
If we are fearless
We must be fearless
Counting on help from above
Trusting the power of love
We must be fearless
We must be fearless
We must stand in the light, willing to fight
Whatever may come between us and be fearless
We must be fearless
Counting on help from above
Trusting the power of love
We must be fearless, fearless, fearless

Young man on his way home from the market,
Just enjoying a beautiful afternoon
Gets kinda dark, sun just set

There's these other young men standing
On the corner, nothing to do, just hangin' around
They're passing out their weapons to each other:

brass knuckles - pipes - chains - half a bricks
- broken bottles - switchblades

Young man lands in jail for some crime he did not commit
352 years hard labor in Angola prison - 352 years at hard labor
Sleepless nights between sugar cane and cotton
It's where he learns the ropes and pays with his soul
For some crime he did not commit

We think we're safe at home with our bumper stickers saying - Just say no -
We give up a few freedoms here and there in the name of a - Squeaky clean America -

Now they've got us hypnotized and hysterical
Now they've got us hypnotized and hysterical
Screaming for blood and justice
Now they've got us hypnotized and hysterical
Screaming for blood and justice

They show us the faces of hatred over and over - a new one every week
Could be Manuel Noriega
Could be the Ayatollah
Any old scapegoat 'll do
The young man will be our sacrificial lamb

Pro choice - no choice
We're sending our sons and daughters to their slaughter
Pro choice - no choice
Slogans mean nothing to a young man facing 352 years hard labor in Angola

To a young man facing 352 years hard labor in Angola
For a crime he did not commit
It's freedom of speech - as long as you don't say too much

You can't stop running water
You can't kill the fire that burns inside
Don't deny our flesh and blood
And don't forsake our sons and daughters

You can't stop running water
You can't kill the fire that burns inside
Don't deny our flesh and blood
And don't forsake our sons and daughters

It's freedom of speech - as long as you don't say too much
I think we're all runnin' thinkin' that we can hide
I think we're runnin' tryin' to get away
But sooner or later we gonna realize
We gonna meet up with the truth face to face

Jah love - old folks dying in the heat
Jah love - young men dying in the street
Cities of concrete and glass
All will turn to sand
None of them will last but Jah love
Jah love - Jah love - Jah love

Jah love - let freedom walk, let freedom run
Jah love - let every heart beat as one
We make one step, Jah does the rest
Jah loves everything that has breath

Cities of concrete and glass
All will turn to sand
None of them will last but Jah love
Jah love

Steel towers rise to pierce the sky
While in the shadows the children hurt and cry
Jah gonna wipe away the tears from their eyes
Jah love - Oh Jah love

Jah love - lift our hearts and free our minds
Jah love justice the wonder and the sign
Under the shadow, the eye of the clock
We fight for a future on this solid rock

Cities of concrete and glass
All will turn to sand
None of them will last but Jah love
Jah love - will never fade away -Jah love - Jah love

Dip me in the water - make me like the lamb
Glory to our Father - His Kingdom is at hand
See the living water - flowing from the lamb
The healing of the nations - the soul of every man

All hearts, all hearts, all hearts beat as one

Hear the voice in the night, it's your guide shinin' bright
It'll show you the way, don't lose sight
You run with the river, flow with the river of life

When you're out on your own, in the cold all alone
Follow the river, it'll carry you home
Runnin' with the river, flowin' with the river of life

Enjoyin' life's sights
Not lookin' for trouble, don't wanna fight
The strong survive and the weak get beat
Stay out of the kitchen if you can't take the heat
Stand up like a man and take it
When the cards fall the winner takes all
This is life you can't fake it

Hear the voice in the night, it's your guide shinin' bright
It'll show you the way, don't lose sight
Runnin' with the river, flowin' with the river of life
Runnin' with the river, flowin' with the river of life

Livin' tough, lovin' hard - you know it's livin' fast
How long will your life, or your money last
You got to learn to survive if you wanna last
Look to the spirit that'll guide your path
'Cause livin' in the city can be mighty cruel

Hear the voice in the night, it's your guide shinin' bright
It'll show you the way, don't lose sight
Runnin' with the river, flowin' with the river of life
Runnin' with the river, flowin' with the river of life

Conscience has to make a choice, when the maker speaks, heed his voice
Tremble and shiver, flow with the river of life

When you're out on your own, in the cold all alone
Follow the river, it'll carry you home

Runnin' with the river, flowin' with the river of life
Runnin' with the river, flowin' with the river of life
Runnin' - flowin' - runnin' - flowin'
Runnin' with the river, flowin' with the river of life

I ain't never ever really, felt this way before
My whole life is changin', I could not ask for more
I was down so long, I thought I'd never get up
But my prayers were heard and they were answered
And now the Lord is filling my cup

My momma and my Aunt Virginia
Say love God with all that's in ya
And there ain't no words to say how I feel
But I know in my heart, the love of God is real
The love of God, the love of God is real

I was so down-hearted, and I was paranoid
Thought everyone was against me, the devil stole my joy
But the Holy Ghost start falling I'll never forget that day
Every thing started comin' together
The very moment I began to pray

My momma and my Aunt Virginia
Say love God with all that's in ya

Knock - and the door will open
Knock and the door will open

I'm a witness - I'm a witness - a witness to your love
Gonna testify - gonna testify - I wanna testify
I'm a witness - I'm a witness to your love
Ooh Lord -1 wanna tell everybody - gonna testify
About your love - 'cause I'm a witness
Witness to your love - gonna testify - gonna testify
I'm a witness - witness to your love
Oh testify now - been so good to me, testify
Set, set, set me free
I was too mean to live, too wicked to die
I wanna testify, 'cause I'm a witness to your love

This one's for Saint Shine
Saint Shine
Saint James Black
Saint James Booker
Saint Professor Longhair
And Saint Gerald Tillman

Gonna testify - keep on knockin' - keep on searchin'
Keep on seekin' - keep on knockin' - keep on lookin'
Keep on searchin' - you will find what you need
It is right there - what you need

Train arrived, 16 coaches long
Train arrived, 16 coaches long
Well that long, black train, got my baby and gone

Train train, rollin' round the bend
Train train, rollin' round the bend
Well it took my baby 'way from me again

Come down to the station, meet my baby at the gate
Asked the station master if that train is runnin' late
He said - if you're waitin' on the 444
I hate to tell you son, (that) train don't stop here anymore

Train arrived, comin' down the line
Train arrived, comin' down the line
Well it took my baby, left poor me behind

Heard the whistle blow, it was the middle of the night
When I got down to the station, train was pullin' outta sight

Mystery train, smokin' down the track
Mystery train, smokin' down the track
Well, I don't want no ride, just bring my baby back

Like a bird on the wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.
Like a worm on a hook,
Like a knight from some old fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee.
If I, if I have been unkind,
I hope that you can just let it go by.
If I, if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was never to you.

Like a baby, stillborn,
Like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me.
But I swear by this song
And by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee.
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch,
He said to me, "You must not ask for so much."
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"

Oh like a bird on the wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.