August town
Na Na Na Naaa Na Na Woah oh WoahhNa Na Na Naaa Na NaA word from the wisedon't try to make life on your ownremember that jah jah's by your sidefor i was a soul who lostand my life was in dismayfor amongst evil forces in which i playedguns and ammunitionwere my chosen way of lifewith God fearin people i choose to strifefor all of the lives that are takenthey can never be replacedbut still jah jah chose to remember my facethough i never lived like he wantedi'm still mindful of what he taught meso now i beg and pleai'm on my bended kneesGod father u rescue meand i've got the scars to showi barely made it along life's roadcause when my life got dark he was the only sparkhe was the light at the end of the road...when i was young boygrowin up in august townwe ate from the same potwe were idlings all aroundfrom corner to colour and cornerfrom rockers to jungle kentyrerising to dreadhieghts and river all aroundand then the footbal ground became my battlefieldand my life seems so surrealpeople were fallin all aroundbut jah helped me to stand my groundOnly Jah, Only JahCoud've Helped me to stand my groundthough i never lived like he wantedi'm still mindful of what he taught meso now i beg and pleai'm on my bended kneesGod father u rescue meand i've got the scars to showi barely made it along life's roadcause when my life got dark he was the only sparkhe was the light at the end of the road...never lived to please him,i never lived like i shouldoh father you rescue me,oh yeah, oh yeahI've lived and I've learnt,i've made mistakes along the waynow i beg for forgiveness,each day as i try to praySo take it from me sonyou can change the world todayand i'm livin prooflivin proof that crime doesn't paythough i never lived like he wantedi'm still mindful of what he taught meso now i beg and pleai'm on my bended kneesGod father u rescue meand i've got the scars to showi barely made it along life's roadcause when my life got dark he was the only sparkhe was the light at the end of the road... (repeat)I never lived (No, I never lived)Never lived the way he wanted me tooI never lived (Lord, I tell you)