The Music of My Soul

When I was a young boy, My daddy sat me down. He said son don't ever go To the dark side of town. I'm talking downtown Memphis Ya see that's where the black folk play And I said Yes sir daddy. And then I snuck down anyway. He never was taught to read none No never taught to write The only thing my daddy taught Was white should stay with white. But I heard it through the alleys It floated on the breeze yeah And burst out through the doorways And it knocked me to my knees. It broke down all me senses It made me feel so whole See I was lost until I found The music of my soul It broke down all me senses It made me feel so whole See I was lost until I found The music of my soul Then one day my daddy died And we laid him in his grave And my mama she cried and cried And prayed that he'd be saved But all I felt was pity For he never understood, How could people be so bad That made me feel so good? It went right through my body It grabbed me by my heart It shot out from my fingertips And tore me right apart The music of my soul It broke down all my senses Yet made me feel so whole See I was lost until I found I was deaf till I heard I'll make this world come around to The music of my soul! The music of my soul!