Don't try to make life on your own
Remember that Jah Jahs by your side
For I was a soul who lost
And my life was in dismay
For among evil forces in which I came,
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
Im still mindful of what He taught me
So now I beg and plead Im on my bended knees
Cause Father you rescued me
Ive 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 young boy growing up in August Town
We ate from the same pot
We were idlings all around
From corner to color and corner
From Rockers to jungle Kintyre
Rising to dreadhieghts and river all around
And then the football ground became my battlefield
And my life seemed 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 Im on my bended knees
Cause Father you rescued me
And Ive 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 to please You
I never lived like I should
Father you rescued me, oh yeah, oh yeah
Ive lived and Ive learnt
Ive 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 Im a living proof
Living proof that crime doesn't pay
Though I never lived like He wanted
I was mindful for what He taught me
So now I beg and plead Im on my bended knees
Cause Father you rescued me
And Ive 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 for what He taught me
So now I beg and plead Im on my bended knees
Cause Father you rescued me
And Ive 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 for what He taught me
Im on my bended knees
I ask Father please
Father you rescued me
And Ive got the scars to show
I 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 blessing my beliefs
(Duane Stephenson)
