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1. |
Time To Wake Up
08:18
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2. |
Good News
04:58
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Just gimme some good news
I'm done singing the blues
Wanna feel the sunshine
And remember a time
When there was good news
And we kicked off our shoes
And felt the rain fall
Didn't need nothing at all
I remember when we were still young
And 20 dollars seemed like a fortune
Now money seems so important
Where did we go wrong
We gotta get back to those days
Where we could just sit and play
For hours with nothing but our imaginations
I wanna feel like a child again
I wanna regain my innocence
'Cause sometimes it seems like a lie
Everything we see through these eyes
We been so desensitized by television
Like products on assembly lines
They're manufacturing our minds
When will we freeze frame and rewind
Back to a time
When there was good news
And we kicked off our shoes
And felt the rainfall
Didn't need nothing at all
Just gimme some good news
I'm done singing the blues
Wanna feel the sunshine
And lose track of the time
Said it's never gonna stop until we drop outta this rat race, take a taste from the cup of redemption
Are we ever really gonna know which way to go to let it flow, oh now people are you paying attention
Did I forget to mention, I got another question
Are you ready to move because
We're grooving out of babylon, babylon is falling
Come on now people, we gotta follow Jah Love
If we're gonna reach Zion above
In this technological age, everybody's got a Facebook page
Whatever happened to face to face communication
So let's all put down our cellphones and leave the laptops at home
Cause brother it's been such a long time
So come on inside
I got some good news
I'm done singing the blues
Wanna feel the sunshine
And remember a time
When there was good news
And we kicked off our shoes
And played some kickball
Made a cup and string phone call
I just wanna remember
I can almost see it in my mind
Just take me back to a time when things were simpler
I just wanna remember
I can almost feel it in my heart
Just take me back to the start
When things were easier
Just gimme that gimme that gimme that
Good news, gimme some Love, I could never get enough of it filling me up
I wanna feel like a child again
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You can't take it with you when you go
No you can't take it with you when you go
Collect your silver, collect your gold
But in the end what will you have to show
'Cause you can't take it with you when you go
I was born at quarter to two in the morning
In the best suit I ever worn
And with my first breath I sang out a warning
To the world I had arrived
And I cried out when I first saw the light
I was blinded
I had been so in Love with the darkness
But adjustment is just part of life
And everywhere I looked everything was changing
Every moment a new face was appearing
And steering me, clearing my path to the next phase of the maze of unfolding awakening, shaking me
And then I drank from the heart of my Mother
And heard the song from the soul of my Father
And further I flew and into this new world of opportunity, moving me, forming and informing me so
Tell me, teach me, show me everything I need to know
'Cause you can't take it with you when you go
I was a punk little teenager, tormenting my Mother with all the mistakes I made
But I never once put a possession over a person that's just how I was raised
And I labored in a full time job for minimum wage
Yeah but my savior was this guitar said aloha to these new slave traders
I'll never again waste another drop of perspiration on a corporation, no matter what they pay
And I don't need no Christmas bonus I don't need no raise
Cause it won't do you no good in your grave
No it won't do you no good in your grave
Break your back, go on, slave away
To count your coins up at the end of the day
But it won't do you no good in your grave
And when I grew into what they refer to as a man, I was told I had to have a plan
Never really understood why, but I told them I would try
Seems this system is just designed to make you want shit you don't really need
Fill your heart with greed
Plant a seed of separation in your soul
Just remember happiness can not be bought or sold
And you can't take it with you when you go
Children listen please, let me say my piece
Growing up is a disease, don't you catch it
Can't take it with you when you go
No you can't take it with you when you go
Collect your silver, collect your gold
But in the end what will you have to show
'Cause you can't take it with you when you go
You can take my Love with you when you go
And I'll take your Love with me when I go
And hand in hand we'll leave this land and go wherever the trade winds blow
And we'll take this love with us when we go
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4. |
Let It Rain
05:17
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Chorus:
Please Jah, let it rain
Let it wash all this wickedness away
So much sorrow, so much pain
Let the sun come out to shine another day
Please Jah, let it rain
And if our roots are strong we will remain
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
In the beginning there was only Love
All was connected to the Most High above
Every creature lived in harmony
There was no language for the word enemy
All animals were equal under Jah sun
There was just enough food for everyone
There were no squabbles and no ego trips
There was no language for the word ownership
Then along came mankind, eager to prove his worth and his might
To conquer the land, conquer the seas, conquer the skies
A god in his own eyes
But be careful you build your house too high
Standing on your tiptoes trying to touch the sky, you're gonna topple
Look how your foundation crumble
You had everything you could need, but you just couldn't keep it simple
Chorus
How long will we wait for humanity to come around
Is the gap too great to cross this divide and be reunited
I should have known it, I should have seen it coming creeping like a shadow on my heart, hungry like a vampire
I should have felt it, historically the signs were there for all to see, esoterically hidden in plain sight
So gather your freedom and hold it tight, yeah we're gonna live it up tonight
Follow me brother cause babylon never discover the treasure that we hold, oh no
How long will we wait, open the doors of Zion gate
We will suffer no more
Can't you hear we knocking, knocking at your door
How long will we wait
Will we open the seventh and seal our fate
Is the gap too great, to cross this divide and be reunited
'Cause they will never give up, 'til they sucked every last drop of blood from out of our veins
So we got only one choice, listen closely to my voice, we got to take back our freedom
Chorus
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5. |
I Love You
04:55
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If you're prayerful, Jah will answer your prayers
So just be upful, cause I will always be there
And please be careful, to fill your heart up with care
And positivity will follow you, everywhere you go
Oh my little brother
Bless you my sister
Jah Loves you mama
Jah Loves you papa
It's a beautiful world that we're living in
But it's a crazy world, why's it always changing
Seems like every time we get comfy and we settle down
Then they uproot us and they dupe us into moving
How many my brothers, how many sisters have given up their lives
Just to be pawns in these wicked war games
Manipulated into thinking that they fought and died
For their religion, killing in God's name
Inside aren't we all just the same
Chorus:
So true Love I am singing from my heart and soul
Want you to know, I Love you
Jah Love is the reason that we're standing here
So let me be clear, I Love you
Still this war goes on, but if we run away, we will live to fight another day
If you can't hold on, just take my hand and pray, cause InI know that Love will find a way
Don't you know Love will find a way
Chorus/repeat intro/Chorus
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6. |
Gonna Make It
07:22
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Everywhere I been, I been learning how to get to wherever I am
And where I am is where I'm going and I'm going to the promised land
I don't always know my direction, but in faith and Love I overstand
That if I ask up for guidance, I'm guided by the almighty hand
And every time I'm feeling inspired, I take my guitar in my two hands
Jah Love is all that I man require to reach that holy Zion land
And I won't let them take it away, no I man, I won't be led astray
And I don't need to ride nobody's coattails, and I don't need no one to hold my hand
I'm gonna make it on my own two feet
I'm gonna make it on my blood, sweat and tears
I'm gonna make it, not gonna fake it, no way
They said get a degree but it wasn't for me
Higher education of the Almighty through music, teach me Love, teach me to use it
All I ever wanted was to spread Jah Love, and the only way that I could rise above was music, sweet Jah reggae music
So every note I plays is to give praise, that's why I play guitar and I sing
And I wouldn't trade these blisters on my fingers for no diamond rings
I sing just for the Love of Jah music, to lift you up when you are tattered and worn
And if I sound a little bit hoarse it's 'cause I been singing since the day I was born
And I just wanna sing a little bit more, and I'm sure that you can feel me
Don't need you to know just where I'm coming from, but I need you to feel me
So take it and make it your own song
And don't you let them take it away
No don't you let them lead you astray
You're gonna make it on your own two feet
You're gonna make it on your blood, sweat and tears
You're gonna make it, not gonna fake it, no way
I will never sell my soul to them, so many already givin' in, dem a caught up in confusion, suffering delusions
All this dirt that we been digging in
Searching for something that we will never find
Oh mankind we can't let them take it away
We won't let them lead us astray
And we don't need no president to lead us
And we don't need no general to take a stand
We're gonna make it on our own two feet
We're gonna make it on our blood, sweat and tears
We're gonna make it, not gonna fake it, no way
Can you feel me, my heart pumping in my chest
Can you feel me, oh people please say yes
I need you to feel me, this is the real me, the reason I'm singing, the Love that I'm bringing is pure, unfiltered for sure
'Cause in my mind I saw a vision of peace
Every man, every woman, every child, one family
All singing together in one perfect harmony
It's not so far away, we're gonna make it someday
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7. |
No Regrets
05:02
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8. |
Step Lightly
09:01
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9. |
Roll River Roll
04:46
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10. |
Advaya's Song
03:45
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