Duane Stephenson - August Town

Nananana, na, na
Whoa oh
Nananana, na, na

A word from the wise, don't try to make life on your own
Remember that Jah Jah's by your side
For I was a soul who was lost
And my life was in dismay
For among evil forces in which I came, yeah - uh
Guns and ammunition, were my chosen way of life
With God-fearing people I chose to strive
For all of the lives that are taken
They can never be replaced
But still Jah Jah chose to remember my face

Though I never lived like He wanted
I'm still mindful of what He taught me
So now I beg and plead, I'm on my bending knees
'Cause Father, You rescued me
I've got the scars to show
I barely made it along life's road
'Cause when my life got dark, He was the only spark
He was the light at the end of the road

When I was a young boy, growing up in August Town
We ate from the same pot, we were I-drens all around
From corner to colour and corner
From Rockers to Jungle Kintyre
Rising to dread heights and river all around, yeah
And then the football ground became a battlefield
And my life seem so surreal
People were falling all around
But Jah helped me to stand my ground
Only Jah, only Jah, could have helped me to stand my ground

Though I never lived like He wanted
I was mindful of what He taught me
So now I beg and plead, I'm on my bending knees
'Cause Father, You rescued me
And I've got the scars to show
Barely made it along life's road
'Cause when my life got dark, He was the only spark
The light at the end of the road

Oh, oh
Never lived to please Him
I never lived like I should
Oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Father, You rescued me
Oh yeah, oh yeah

I've lived and I've learned
I've made mistakes along the way
Now I beg for forgiveness
Each day as I try to pray
So take it from me, son
You can change the world today
And I'm living proof
Living proof that crime doesn't pay

For I never lived like He wanted
I was mindful of what He taught me
So now I beg and plead, I'm on my bending knees
'Cause Father, He rescued me
And I've got the scars to show
I barely made it along life's road
'Cause when my life got dark, He was the only spark
The light at the end of the road

I never lived like He wanted
I was mindful of what He taught me
So now I beg and plead, I'm on my bending knees
'Cause Father, You rescued me
And I've got the scars to show
I barely made it along life's road
'Cause when my life got dark, He was the only spark
The light at the end of the road

Though I never lived like He wanted
I was mindful of what He taught me
I'm on my bending knees, I ask the Father please
Father, You rescued me
And I've got the scars to show
Barely made it along life's road
As my life got dark, He was the only spark
The light at the end of the road

I never lived, never lived
I never lived, the way He wanted me to
I never lived...
Lord, I tell You
Now I'm practising my religion
Scars to show...

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