Son of This Town - The Porters

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)

I was walkin' the other day with my head down, When I met a man who had his hand out. So I gave him, gave him a dollar, But as I walked away I heard him call out, "Tell me Brother, can you see the sun From where you're standin' now? I've been up and I've been down, But I've never been to this part of town." So I started thinkin' 'bout, this world we live in, And about how far I've got my hand in. Sometimes it seems that all we have, we have taken, But maybe next time, won't be the forsaken. Tell me Brother, can you see the sun From where you're standin' now? I've been up and I've been down, But I've never been to this part of town. So I went to see my girl, told her about my day. She said, "Life can be that way. But don't give up, don't give up, no, 'Cause where there is love, there is hope." Tell me Brother, can you see the sun From where you're standin' now? I've been up and I've been down, But I've never been here before. Tell me Brother, can you see the sun From where you're standin' now? I've been up and I've been down, But I've never been to this part of town.

Deep in your heart there was once a diamond shining bright Every dark place you passed by turned into light But somebody broke into your heart and blew out your lights And your sparkling little diamond turned pale overnight What the hell has become of that pretty girl so sweet and nice Where have remaind your insatiable thirst after life Girl what ever they have done to you, where ever you are No ever so big force on earth could kill a burning heart Shine on, shine on Don't let the bastards drag you down Shine on, like a torch burns in a storm Shine on and on, and keep the fire burning Shine on, shine on, shine on Your train ran off the rails, hey girl you didn't lay the tracks If you wanna reach for the sky you have to go through hell and back Don't deliver girl, let me take you by the hand At the end of the rainbow the way of cross still ends Shine on, shine on Don't let the bastards drag you down Shine on, like a torch burns in a storm Shine on and on, and keep the fire burning Shine on, shine on, shine on Shine on, shine on, shine on Shine on, shine on, shine on Shine on, shine on, shine on Shine on, shine on, shine on Don't let the bastards drag you down Shine on, shine on Don't let the bastards drag you down Shine on, like a torch burns in a storm Shine on and on, and keep the fire burning Shine on, shine on, shine on Shine on, shine on, shine on Don't let the bastards drag you down