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The Temptations - The Prophet
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Temptations
The Temptations
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeffrey Bowen
Jeffrey Bowen
Composer
Kathy Wakefield
Kathy Wakefield
Composer
Larry Duncan
Larry Duncan
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jeffrey Bowen
Jeffrey Bowen
Producer

Lyrics

A man cried, "Where do we look? Where do we search? How do we find it?" A woman cried, "Love My body needs love, my soul needs love, how do I find it?" We all need love, gotta have love Prophet! Prophet! He said that love will call to you So follow him, though it's hard to do Believe, believe! We gotta believe! Within your heart is the secret of life With joy and sorrow, pleasure and strife Love is all of these things I dream of the prophet-man from a far distant land Ali! A priestess said, "Tell us a prayer!" A lawyer said, "Is law fair?" Astronomers cried of galaxies and time A poet said, "Is there duty to find?" Speak of God, speak of reason Speak about death, speak about freedom Gotta have truth, gotta have wisdom Give us your word to give to our children I dream of the prophet man from a far distant land Ali! The clock struck 12 on the church odd wall Their voices beckoned to the prophet's call You give up yourself when you truly give Possessions shouldn't rule the life you live Work with love and love your work And idle man is a stranger on earth Blame yourself for wrong deeds done The innocent can be the guilty ones Freedom disguises itself with chains Happiness sometimes hides in pain Children are made and are born to you But they're not slaves that belong to you God doesn't listen to the words you pray He hears what your heart has got to say I dream of the prophet man from a far distant land Ali! I dream of the prophet man from a far distant land
Writer(s): Kathy Wakefield, Jeffery Bowen, Larry Duncan Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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