Breakin' Dawn

Old master had a leper for a child Left him to fend for himself in the wild They laughed at him every time he went to town So he kept to himself and he seldom came around He loved life and he loved his kin But he didn't understand why they didn't love him Slept out in a shed all alone And all he ever wanted was some friends of his own The field hands saved him, took him in and raised him Taught him about love and struggle and patience They gave him the family comfort he was cravin' He worked when they worked and he sang when they sang He sang so clear and so loud that the masters And their children could hear him from the house They recognized his voice and ran out Everybody wanna know what the ruckus all about Preach on Mr. Preacher man, they say Everybody wanna hear what you have to say Stand tall, speak loud boy, that's the way Them songs of yours bring us a brand new day Preach on Mr. Preacher man, they say Everybody wanna hear what you have to say Stand tall, speak loud boy, that's the way Them songs of yours bring us a brand new day He said, good Lord, I been waitin' so long For y'all to come out and take me in the home The world's so cold with no place to belong They said, come on in boy, sing us a song He stepped inside and to his surprise It was so damn fly, he can't believe his eyes He ate and he drank and he felt satisfied Till he sat by the window and he glanced outside Loved ones out workin' His eyes got full and his heart start hurtin' 'Cause them folk been singin' for years And ain't never one of them set foot up in here Hold up, how y'all get so much Livin' off of folks like us that got it so rough? The way you hold them in your cold clutch Makes me think that you don't love your own souls enough Preach on Mr. Preacher man, they say Everybody wanna hear what you have to say Stand tall, speak loud boy, that's the way Them songs of yours bring us a brand new day Preach on Mr. Preacher man, they say Everybody wanna hear what you have to say Stand tall, speak loud boy, that's the way Them songs of yours bring us a brand new day Closed his eyes as he sang every note The songs he was taught and the ones that he wrote Stood up, cleared his throat, grabbed his coat In those last moments a few words was spoke I used to peek at this old house and all Imagine what it must be like and all And this the finest spread these eyes ever saw But I don't mind sayin' I feel sorry for y'all All that gettin', so little givin' Let a lot of y'all forget what's missin' Built you a big pretty prison to sit in Strut around here convinced that that's livin' But we gonna keep on singin' Keep on soldierin', keep on buildin' Keep on teachin', keep on listenin' And keep, keepin' on till the whole thing's different In his shed the sun started to set He said all his prayers and lay down his head Everythin' was said that he needed to say And one of these mornings we'll wake up to a brand new Preach on Mr. Preacher man, they say Everybody wanna hear what you have to say Stand tall, speak loud boy, that's the way Them songs of yours bring us a brand new day Preach on Mr. Preacher man, they say Everybody wanna hear what you have to say Stand tall, speak loud boy, that's the way Them songs of yours bring us a brand new day