Dread Beat an' Blood - Poet And The Roots

Your voice in my ear The world disappears So I'll fall again You can keep me right here Haunting my soul A beautiful thorn You rapture my heart Leave me broken and torn This love is killing me The pain must be part of the cure It's so hard to breathe when I need you so bad that it burns You are the fire, love is the blood on a rose Lost in your eyes These ties that bind Body and soul Leaving nothing behind Don't know how to stop Don't know how to stay These chains might break But you like it that way This love is killing me The pain must be part of the cure It's so hard to breathe when I need you so bad that it burns You are the fire, love is the blood on a rose Oh, the pleasure and pain, oh This love is killing me The pain must be part of the cure It's so hard to breathe when I need you so bad that it burns You are the fire, love is the blood on a rose Love is the blood on a rose Love is the blood on a rose

I got red dirt stains On my boots and jeans Calloused fingers From my guitar strings Wild like the wind In the tall pine trees I got roots And I got wings I raise my glass On a Saturday night I thank the Lord above On my Sunday drive For Daddy's hands And Mama's dreams He gave me roots She gave me wings He said run on love And run on life And plant some seeds Until you're tired Don't take anything at all for granted She said raise your hands And raise your babies Be yourself And never change it Be everything you ever wanna be He said run on love And run on life And plant some seeds And take your time Don't take anything at all for granted She said raise your hands And raise your babies Be yourself And never change it Be everything you ever wanna be I saddle up When I get down Sing every night In a different town And I've got a man who wears my ring And I got roots And I got wings Yeah I got roots I got wings

Now here comes a special request To each and everyone Especially those of my brethren Who forget where they are coming from, you know This song is called roots and culture Don't you bite the hands that feed you My brethren no Don't you bite the hands that feed you Don't you burn your bridges then behind you My brethren no Don't you burn your bridges them behind you Cause if you burn your bridges down That is a wrong thing to do The good you do today will surely live after you I say Don't you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no Don't you bite the hands that feed you Remember the days of bread and water man Remember the days of hunger Don't forget your roots and culture My brethren say Remember your place of shelter Cause if you deal with war man You can't run far You deal with grudge You a go melt like fudge Don't you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no Don't you bite the hands that feed you no Don't you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no Don't you bite the hands that feed you Don't you burn your bridges them behind you my brethren no Don't you burn your bridges them behind you Cause if you deal with war man you can't run far You deal with grudge You a go melt like fudge mi say Don't you bite the hands that feed you mi brethren say Don't you bite the hands that feed you no Remember your roots and culture my brethren say Remember your place of shelter Don't forget the days of bread and water man Remember the days of hunger For you never miss the water till the well runs dry You spit ina the sky It a go fall ina you eye mi say Don't you bite the hands that feed you my brethren no Don't you bite the hands that feed you

Yeah yeah yeah yeah! Yeahhhhh yeah yeah Yeahhhhh yeah yeah Ooo Lawd, Ooo Lawd, Ooo Lawd Ooo Lawd, Ooo Lawd, Ooo Lawd (Look outta road!) A who dat, di Rootsman Many get di call, but dem never get chosen Yes we bringing all a di King's meditation Rastafari (Is self-realization) Let's big up di real ones Jah Jah put dem here up on di land for a reason Never disrespect cuz Mama set a foundation You can never rise if you never yet fall down Cause you can never rise if you never yet fall down You can never rise if you never yet fall down It's ups and downs Cause you can never rise if you never yet fall down You can never rise if you never yet fall down It's ups and downs Yes I know I'm made for this journey Ask Mark, ask Barnz, dem will defend me Soul Circle is the family base And mi bredda Jamar, say fi gwan keep the faith Love what you doing, don't do it in haste Learn the business, run your own race I sing righteousness always Even in the Judgement Days You can never rise if you never yet fall down You can never rise if you never yet fall down It's ups and downs You can never rise if you never yet fall down You can never rise if you never yet fall down It's ups and downs Sometimes the frustration take me I call upon the Father to help me (Jah help me!) Sometimes we weak, but we have to be stronger And we nuh accept no failure (No day!) No, in times of struggle, I call on the Saviour Inna life, there's no one greater Than the Creator Babylon a traitor Fire pon hater Jah is the Maker, yeah Cause you can never rise if you never yet fall down You can never rise if you never yet fall down It's ups and downs A suh life goes And you can never rise if you never yet fall down You can never rise if you never yet fall down It's ups and downs It's ups and, ups and, ups and downs We going, going, round and round Oh yes we, yes we, rise and fall Yes we, yes we, and we stand tall A who dat, di Rootsman Many get the call, but them never get chosen Yes we bringing all a di King's meditation Rastafari Cause you can never rise if you never yet fall down You can never rise if you never yet fall down It's ups and downs A suh life go Cause you can never rise if you never yet fall down You can never rise if you never yet fall down It's ups and downs

Walk with me, but sleep the past behind Walk with me, there is something else We need to find Say you'll go, don't make me wait There's no need to hesitate Let's make footprints in the sand Let's make miracles come hold my hand Let's find something new, me and you Blue is the sky but the colour of your eyes Blue is your heart it's been like that from The start Say you'll stay to the morning light I'll help you through the plight Let's make footprints in the sand Let's make miracles come hold my hand Let's find something new, me and you Walk with me but sleep the past behind Walk with me down the road there's Sunshine and light Say you'll go, don't make me wait.there's No need to hesitate Let's make footprints in the sand let's Make miracles come hold my hand Let's find something new... Let's make footprints in the sand... Let's Make miracles come hold my hand Let's find something new, ME and YOU