Traveller Man

I met a traveller man, he was grey and old

Shared a cell, for the first week he barely spoke

Offered him food and I offered him clothes

But he kindly refused them both

On a rainy day when the jail was soaked

To the sound of rainfall we thought of home

Put tobacco in a Rizla and rolled a smoke

Then I knocked his bunk and offered him a go

Took it with a nod, then he smoked to the roach

As he finished the cig, cleared his throat

Said, "I tell you what, son

For the love you've shown

I'm gonna give you some advice worth more than gold

Travelled all my life, been around the globe

Felt the Mexican heat and the Canadian cold

I worked streets from Britain to the golden coast

I've danced with the Devil and the Holy Ghost

So listen to me when I speak"

And here's what he told

"You'll love a lot of whores before you find a wife

Gotta walk through darkness to find the light

You'll take a few blows that you didn't see coming

When they knock you off the road, you just gotta keep running

You're gonna want the luxuries of money and fame

Till women and drugs leave you drained

All alone, feeling ashamed"

I listened to him speak till late at night

Then I told him I got problems and a crazy mind

I been hurt off some girls and some mates of mine

Tell myself I'll stay free but fail every time

He took a deep breath, sat up and sighed

Then he looked me square right in the eyes

He said, "I know a man to make your problems demise

A man so smart and wise

A man so smart and wise

He once turned water into wine

He created the sun, he created the sky"

He said, "My brother, you need Jesus Christ"