Duane_Stephenson_-_August_Town

[00:16.33] One, two, three

[00:17.66] A word from the wise, don't try to make life on your own

[00:24.23] Remember that Jah Jah is by your side

[00:29.54] For I was a soul who was lost and my life was in dismay

[00:37.50] For among evil forces in which I played, yeah oh

[00:43.30] Guns and ammunition were my chosen way of life

[00:51.45] With God-fearing people I chose to strive

[00:56.73] For all of the lives that I'd taken, they can never be replaced

[01:04.45] But still Jah Jah chose to remember my face

[01:10.21] Though I never lived like He wanted, I was mindful of what He taught me

[01:17.60] So now I beg and plea, I'm on my bending knees

[01:21.05] 'Cause Father you rescued me, I've got the scars to show

[01:27.39] I barely made it along life's road

[01:32.42] 'Cause when my life got dark, He was the only spark

[01:34.00] He was the light at the end of the road

[01:39.56] When I was a young boy growing up in August Town

[01:45.93] We ate from the same pot, we were idrens all around

[01:52.79] From corner to colour and corner

[01:56.48] From rockers to jungle turf tire

[01:59.64] Rising to dread heights and river all around

[02:05.99] And then the football ground became a battlefield

[02:08.88] And my life seemed so surreal

[02:13.13] People were falling all around

[02:16.04] But Jah helped me to stand my ground

[02:18.97] Only Jah, only Jah would have helped me to stand my ground

[02:25.34] Though I never lived like He wanted, I was mindful of what He taught me

[02:32.21] So now I beg and plea, I'm on my bending knees

[02:36.20] 'Cause Father you rescued me and I've got the scars to show

[02:42.57] I barely made it along life's road

[02:45.76] 'Cause when my life got dark, He was the only spark

[02:49.47] The light at the end of the road, oh, oh

[02:53.96] Never lived to please Him

[02:57.95] I never lived like I should

[03:01.40] Oh, Father you rescued me

[03:08.51] Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah

[03:14.58] I've lived and I've learnt, I've made mistakes along the way

[03:20.39] Now I beg for forgiveness each day as I try to pray

[03:26.43] So take it from me son, you can change the world today

[03:35.46] And I'm living proof, living proof that crime doesn't pay

[03:39.69] Though I never lived like He wanted, I was mindful of what He taught me

[03:46.84] So now I beg and plea, I'm on my bending knees

[03:50.30] 'Cause Father you rescued me and I've got the scars to show

[03:56.86] I barely made it along life's road

[04:00.57] 'Cause when my life got dark, He was the only spark

[04:04.28] The light at the end of the road

[04:07.47] I never lived like He wanted, I was mindful of what He taught me

[04:14.29] So now I beg and plea, I'm on my bending knees

[04:17.71] 'Cause Father you rescued me and I've got the scars to show

[04:23.83] I barely made it along life's road

[04:27.78] 'Cause when my life got dark, He was the only spark

[04:31.48] The light at the end of the road

[04:34.67] Though I never lived like He wanted, I was mindful of what He taught me

[04:40.71] I'm on my bending knees, I ask Father please

[04:44.68] Father you rescued me and I've got the scars to show

[04:51.03] I barely made it along life's road

[04:54.71] As my life got dark, He was the only spark

[04:58.43] The light at the end of the road

[05:01.62] I never lived (lived like He wanted), never lived

[05:05.34] I never lived the way He wanted me to

[05:09.30] I never lived (Father I plead on my bending knees)

[05:14.33] Lord, I tell you, now I'm practising my religion

[05:15.41] Scars to show