August Town

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 played

Guns and ammunition were my chosen way of life

With God fearing people I choose to strife

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 plea, I'm on my bending knees

'Cause Father You rescued me

I've got the scar 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 idrens all around

From color to color, red corner, from rockers to jungle till tired

Praise to dread lites and river all around, yeah

And the the football ground became my battlefield

And my life seems so surreal

People were falling all around

But Jah helped me to stand my ground

Only Jah, only Jah

Could've 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 plea, 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

Never lived to please Him

I never lived like I should

Oh, Father You rescued me

Oh yeah, oh yeah

I've lived and I've learnt, 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'd never lived like He wanted

I was mindful of what He taught me

So now I beg and plea, 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 plea, 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 asked the Father, please

Father You rescued me

And I've 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

No, I'm practicing my religion