Amos Lee – Street Corner Preacher (Guitar)

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He got a new mercy, a new grace, Street corner preacher with the angry 

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face, He got two years off, for good behavior , Back in the neighborhood

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There's two old ladies and a junkie noddin' off, now He can see for sure that his 

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work is cut out, Though he walks through the shadows he won't fear his 

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neighbor, Back in the neighborhood working for the savior,

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Bau bau, buh do de da, De da de,  bau  bau, buh do de da,de da de, Bau 

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Bau, , buh do de dah, de da de,  bau bau, ya ya

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Well, he understands the need for living it large, But it's hard to get a job 

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with a felony charge, Now he's working in a hospital washing dishes, 

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Walking through the fields of the lost inhibitions,

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There is death every breath , a new benediction, to save the liver from 

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awaking,  death is his conviction, The eyes of man, well he seeks no

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 favor, back in the neighborhood working for the savior

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But there's a whole lotta trouble all around, Every night the same old siren

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 Sound, There's a whole lotta trouble all around, Children soldiers in this 

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battle ground

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Bau bau, buh do de da, De da de,  bau  bau, buh do de da,de da de, Bau 

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Bau, , buh do de dah, de da de,  bau bau, ya ya

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Well, a new sun and a second chance, He unbolts the door and hops over 

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the fence, Young woman with a baby that her daddy gave her, back in the 

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But all around the war rages on, burnt out houses with the front door gone, 

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Well his faith is his fountain, his love is his labor, Back in the neighborhood 

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working for the savior, 

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Whoa,  yeah,    ahh

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Bau bau, buh do de da, De da de,  bau  bau, buh do de da,de da de, Bau 

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Bau, , buh do de dah, de da de,  bau bau, ya ya

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He got a new mercy, a new grace, Street corner preacher with the angry 

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face, He got two years off for good behavior,  back in the neighborhood 

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working for the savior