(Oh yeah) I'll be down by the river Waiting for the good Lord to pass my way Singing songs of joy on this lovely day I heard about this little tale long time ago But never had the faith to believe in my soul (yeah) Now mother sent to me three little

Oh, why can't you behave? Why can't you behave? After all the things you told me, And the promises that you gave, Why, why, why can't you be good? I was faithful and true but what good will it do And do, do just as you should? Yes you had the right touch

They say "all good boys go to heaven" But bad boys bring heaven to you No need to imagine 'Cause I know it's true It's automatic It's just what they do Love's my religion but he was my faith

Damn the circumstances Life is hard enough Damn the bones that rattle Faith is good enough My heart is like a hand-me-down made soft by older brothers My body's like my father's house, the sin of genera~ons You shook the ground beneath my feet, my hopes

La la la la, la la la la la People need hope, people need lovin' People need trust from a fellow man People need love to make a good livin' People need faith in a helping hand Gotta have love to carry on living La la la la, la la la la la Man has alway

'Til Shiloh I shall not forsake thee And so I'll be there for you, you Good deeds aren't remembered in the hearts of men And so I'll have faith in you, you You've always been there for me Baby, you've always been good to me You've always been, ooh

Say you'll never turn and run Cause each and every beat of my heart Tells me you're the only one I know I can keep you satisfied I'll prove it tonight in so many ways That's a promise from the heart Words don't come easy I'll give you everything that I

You're in my head all in my head, baby You're in my head You got me thinkin' crazy, this ain't me, I know where it ends And this has got too good to be true written all over it I'm takin' this leap of faith, if I go down in flames We made a memory that

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Keeping the faith We were keeping the faith Always good And tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems I'm keeping the faith

We don't say goodbye. But you are my only. So this is who I am, And this is all I know. And I must choose to live, For all that I can give, The spark that makes the power grow. And I will stand for my dream if I can, Symbol of my faith in who I am,