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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ben Harper
Ben Harper
Composer
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Arranger
Chris Goldsmith
Chris Goldsmith
Arranger
John Chelew
John Chelew
Arranger

Lyrics

Battered and torn
Still I can see the light
Battered and worn
But I must kneel to fight
Friend of mine
What can you spare?
I know sometimes
It gets cold in there
When my legs no longer carry
And the warm wind chills my bones
I just reach for Mother Mary
And I shall not walk alone
Hope is alive while we're apart
Only tears speak from my heart
Break the chains that hold us down
We shall be forever bound
And when I'm tired and weary
And a long, long way from home
I just reach for Mother Mary
And I shall not walk alone (Oh yeah)
Beauty that we left behind
How shall we forever find
Set aside our weight in sin
So that we can live again
When my legs no longer carry
And the warm wind chills my bones
I just reach for Mother Mary
And I shall not walk alone
And I shall not walk alone
And I shall not walk alone
Ooh, I shall not walk alone
Written by: Ben Harper

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