August Town

One, two, three A word from the wise, don't try to make life on your own Remember that Jah Jah is 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, yeah oh Guns and ammunition were my chosen way of life With God-fearing people I chose to strive For all of the lives that I'd taken, they can never be replaced But still Jah Jah chose to remember my face 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, 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 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 corner to colour and corner From rockers to jungle turf tire Rising to dread heights and river all around And then the football ground became a battlefield And my life seemed so surreal People were falling all around But Jah helped me to stand my ground Only Jah, only Jah would have 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, oh, oh Never lived to please Him I never lived like I should Oh, Father you rescued me Oh yeah, oh yeah, 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 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 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 ask 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 (lived like He wanted), never lived I never lived the way He wanted me to I never lived (Father I plead on my bending knees) Lord, I tell you, now I'm practising my religion Scars to show