Bang A Drum lyrics

I went to see the preacher to teach me how to pray

He looked at me and smiled

Then that preacher turned away

He said if you want to tell him something

You ain't gotta fold your hands

Say it with your heart, your soul and believe it

And I'd say amen

Bang a drum for the sinners

Bang a drum for the sins

Bang a drum for the losers

And those who win

Bang a drum, bang it loudly

Or as soft as you need

Bang a drum for yourself son

And a drum for me

Ooh, let me hear you say yeah (yeah), hallelujah, amen

I called upon my brother just the other day

He said: John I'm gonna die if I don't start to live again

I work each day and night like clockwork

Just trying to make ends meet

I could kick this bad world's ass

If I could just get on my feet

I'd bang a drum for the dying

Bang a drum for the truth

Bang a drum for the innocence lost in our youth

Bang a drum, bang it loudly

Or as soft as you need

Bang a drum for you brother

And a drum for me

I don't know where all the rivers run

I don't know how far, I don't know how come

Well I'm gonna die believin' each step that I take

Ain't worth the ground that I walk on

If we don't walk it our way

No I don't claim to be a wiseman, a poet or a saint

I'm just another man who's searching for a better way

But my heart beats loud as thunder

For the things that I believe

Sometimes I wanna run for cover

Sometimes I want to scream

Bang a drum for tomorrow

Bang a drum for the past

Bang a drum for the heroes that won't come back

Bang a drum for the promise

Bang a drum for the lies

Bang a drum for the lovers and the tears they've cried

Bang a drum, bang it loudly

Or as soft as you need

But as long as my heart keeps on bangin'

I got a reason to believe (I got a reason to believe)

(Yeah, yeah, oh yeah, yeah, hallelujah, amen)

Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) oh yeah

Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) hallelujah, amen

Come on now (yeah) yeah (yeah) oh yeah

Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) hallelujah, amen

All right girls (yeah) brother (yeah) yeah (yeah) oh yeah

Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) hallelujah, amen