[Intro Brother Ali] Hmmmmmmm Ha, ha, ha Hey, hey, heeey Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha Ha, ha another day, ha Hey, hey, heeey, ah Lord I just gotta find a way [Verse 1 Brother Ali] Old master had a leper for a child Left him out to fend for his self in the wild They laughed at him anytime he went to town So he kept to his self and he seldom came around Loved life and he loved his kin But he couldnt understand why they aint love him Slept out in the shed all alone And all he ever wanted was some friends of his own The field hands saved him, took him in and raised him Taught him about love and struggle and patience Gave him the family comfort he was cravin He worked when they work and he sang when they sang He sang so clear and so loud That the masters of the children could hear him from the house They recognized his voice and ran out Everybody wanna know what the ruckus all about yall [Hook 1 Brother Ali] 2X Preach on Mr. Preacher Man, they say Everybody wanna hear what you have to say Stand tall, speak loud, boy thats the way Them songs of yours, bring us a brand new day [Break Brother Ali] Ha, ha another day, ha Hey, hey, heeey, ah Lord I just gotta find a way [Verse 2 Brother Ali] See good Lord, Ive been waitin so long For yall to come out here and take me in the home The worlds so cold with no place to belong They said come on in boy, sing your song He stepped inside and to his surprise It was so damn fly, he cant believe his eyes Ate and he drank and he felt satisfied Til he sat by the window and he glanced outside Loved ones out workin Eyes got full and his heart started hurtin Cause them folk been singin for years But aint any one of them set foot up in here Hold up, how you get so much Livin off folk like us that got it so rough The way you hold em in your cold clutch Makes me think that you dont love your own soul enough [Hook 2 Brother Ali] Preach on Mr. Preacher Man, they say Everybody wanna hear what you have to say Stand tall, speak loud, boy thats the way Them songs of yours, bring us a brand new day Preach on Mr. Preacher Man, they say Everybody wanna hear what you have to say Stand tall, speak loud, boy thats the way Them songs of yours, give us a brand new day [Break] [Verse 3 Brother Ali] Closed his eyes as he sang every note The songs he was taught and the ones that he wrote Stood up, cleared his throat, grabbed his coat In those last moments, a few words were spoke I used to peek at this old house in awe Imaginin what it must be like and all And this the finest spread these eyes ever saw But I dont mind sayin I feel sorry for yall All that gettin, so little givin Led a lot of yall to forget whats missin Built you a big pretty prison to sit in Strut around here, convinced that thats livin But we gonna keep on singin Keep on solderin, keep on buildin Keep on teachin and keep on listenin And keep, keepin on, til the whole things different In the shed, the sun start to set Said all his prayers and laid down his head Everything said that he needed to say And one of these mornings well wake up to a brand new [Hook 2] [Break]
ha, ali, heeey, sang, brother