Gospel fi preach a bongo town You see I don't come to cause a controversy, but I'm just gonna speak some truth from Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, mi Christian brother Jah-overh Jireh - hear the man say The gospel fi preach dung a bongo town (town, town, town) The gospel fi preach dung a congo town (now watch this) The gospel fi preach dung a bongo town (town, town, town) The gospel fi preach dung a congo town (watch this) Me love the church, but the Christians save So me start preach the gospel 'pon di highways, the by-ways Inspired by Haile Selassie To the Ras them we want bring clarity (boom, now) Mi love drumming and the ites, gold and green an' (yeah) Mi love the ital vege and the beans an' (yeah) Mi love the gesture sey man heart fi clean Wus mi no nyam, if yuh know whey me mean A mi no deh ya so fi cause confusion But did you know that Selassie was a Christian? Him make the most churches give to the Africans And bring Orthodox to Jamaicans and say: "A man without Christ is like a ship without a rudder" '66, when him land inna Jamaica, people bow down Him say rise up mi brother: "I'm not God, I am sent by the Father" The gospel fi preach dung a bongo town (up a Bobo hill yeah) The gospel fi preach dung a congo town (round a Judgement y'all) The gospel fi preach dung a bongo town (we a go tek it out a 9 mile) The gospel fi preach dung a congo town (a nyabinghi) A make a trod me and mi brethren dem (yeah) Nyabinghi a gwaan dung a May Pen And when mi stop inna the middle a di square A hear man a bun gays and queers now Another man a bun a fire 'pon another man Another man a tell another man him badder than True mi no Rasta, him say mi no him brother To Selassie that's a big contradiction, 'cause Selassie ano Christ, so a Christ yuh fi honour Inna passa passa business, Selassie never walla Rastaman, this is a tough pill fi swallow But a Jesus Selassie I follow The gospel fi preach dung a bongo town (up a Wareika) The gospel fi preach dung a congo town (a fire house) The gospel fi preach dung a bongo town The gospel fi preach dung a congo town (so watch this) The truth hurt, but the truth set you free Inna Matthew 24, Jah sey: "Listen to me: When me come again, everybody a go see" So a couldn't him land a Norman Manley A full time we put down the confusion A house that's divided just can't stand So go read your Bible, go read all or none It say Jesus a the only Son, me done The gospel fi preach dung a bongo town (a dung a Trench Town) The gospel fi preach dung a congo town (inna tenement y'all) The gospel fi preach dung a bongo town (a up a Judgement y'all) The gospel fi preach dung a congo town The gospel fi preach dung a bongo town (a wey you go, a Bobo Hill) The gospel fi preach dung a congo town (every corner) The gospel fi preach dung a bongo town (a just the good news) The gospel fi preach dung a congo town (Jesus alive)

Well a poor boy took his father's bread and started down the road Started down the road Took all he had and started down the road Going out in this world, where God only knows And that'll be the way to get along Well poor boy spent all he had, famine come in the land Famine come in the land Spent all he had and famine come in the land Said, "I believe I'll go and hire me to some man" And that'll be the way I'll get along Well, man said, "I'll give you a job for to feed my swine For to feed my swine I'll give you a job for to feed my swine" Boy stood there and hung his head and cried 'Cause that is no way to get along Said, "I believe I'll ride, believe I'll go back home Believe I'll go back home Believe I'll ride, believe I'll go back home Or down the road as far as I can go" And that'll be the way to get along Well, father said, "See my son coming home to me Coming home to me" Father ran and fell down on his knees Said, "Sing and praise, Lord have mercy on me" Mercy Oh poor boy stood there, hung his head and cried Hung his head and cried Poor boy stood and hung his head and cried Said, "Father will you look on me as a child?" Yeah Well father said, "Eldest son, kill the fatted calf, Call the family round Kill that calf and call the family round My son was lost but now he is found 'Cause that's the way for us to get along" Hey

The sun comes up alone Like a funeral for my home Like a mirror for my soul But I should've known better I was feeling like skin and bones I kept chasing after these ghosts I kept giving up on these hopes When I found Your letter I am Yours and Yours alone Forgive me for my wandering on my own I'm a prodigal soul And I want to come home I can't make it alone, yeah Won't You bring me home? Tried to start on something new Tried to blame myself on You But my nightmares all came true I felt so unsteady I still see Your face when I close my eyes and I think about You wide awake at night and How far do I have to go to realize What I know already? I am Yours and Yours alone Forgive me for my wandering on my own I'm a prodigal soul And I want to come home I can't make it alone Won't You bring me home? I was running on empty I was feeling so low When You made me a promise To never let me go I was falling to pieces When You carried me home When You told me You loved me And my prodigal soul And I want to come home I can't make it alone And I want to come home Yeah, I want to come home I'm a prodigal soul Yeah, but I'm coming home I can't make it, I can't make it alone, yeah And I want to come home, yeah In my dreams, all is forgiven In my dreams, I'm by Your side But when I wake up, something's missing Can You free me from my prodigal soul? Yeah, won't You bring me home?

Verse 1 Sitting at home with your woman gone Everyday you hear the same song She's out late and never makes time for you Same place but you're worlds apart Same dreams you both once had What you live is a life that's so empty And when she's back she wants to relax She lays the rules no questions asked It doesn't bother her what you do And when she finally comes around It's all about, why is this, why is that Tell me how long can you pull through Chorus She can't love you like I can She can't make you feel like the man That you are it's time you took a look at you She will never treat you right It doesn't make no sense to hold tight What you need is this African Girl Verse 2 She loves you but never has the time Yeah, she cares but is she ever there? It's tough love, I don't really think so You speak it's hard for her to listen What you need she doesn't understand She could never give you what you want And when you're out she's wandered again You spend the night trying to locate Your woman is she really yours You say it's hard to start again It's even worse to keep hanging in Baby you deserve much better Bridge Who knows what you long for Who knows what you need Who knows how to love you Be your everything (I can be your everything)