Street Corner Preacher Songtext

von Amos Lee

He got a new mercy
A new grace
Street corner preacher
With the angry face
He got 2 years off
For good behavior
Back in the neighborhood, workin' for the Savior

There's two old ladies
And a junkie – na na
He can see for sure that his work is cut out
Though he walks through the shadows
He won't fear his neighbor
Back in the neighborhood workin' for the Savior

Ba ba
Budie du pa bud it in
Ba ba
Budie du pa bud it in
Ba ba
Budie du pa bud it in
Ba ba
Yeah yeah

Well he understands the need for livin' large
But it's hard to get a job with a felony charge
Now he's workin' in a hospital
Washin' dishes
Walkin' through the fields
Through the lost and the viscious
There he saves every breath
A new benediction
Save the liver from awkening
Xxx
The eyes of man
Well he seeks no favor
Back in the neighborhood workin' for the Savior

But there's a whole lotta trouble all around
Every night the same old siren sound
There's a whole lotta trouble all around
Children soldiers in this battleground

Bud it in
Ba ba
Budie du pa bud it in
Ba ba
Budie du pa bud it in
Ba ba
Yeah yeah

With a new shine
And a second chance
He unbolts the door
And hops over the fence
Young woman with a baby that her daddy gave her
Back in the neighborhood workin' for the Savior

But all around the world rages on
Burnt-out houses
With the front door gone
Well his faith is his xxxx
His love is his neighbor
Back in the neighborhood workin' for the Savior

Whooa yeah
Ahhhh
Ba ba
Budie du pa bud it in
Ba ba
Budie du pa bud it in
Ba ba
Budie du pa bud it in
Ba ba
Yeah yeah

He got a new mercy
A new grace
Street corner preacher
With the angry face
He got 2 years off
For good behavior
Back in the neighborhood, workin' for the Savior