Nobody's fault but mine Tryin' to raise my soul to light I'll raise my soul to the light Have a bible in my home Taught me how to read Bible and my soul tonight. Tryin' to raise my soul to the light Got a bible in my home Ah, nobody's fault but mine

Mr sinister, Mr sinister, Mr sinister You got your hands to raise your fist See the laughter from its raise Can you resist me little sister Can you resist the devil's raise And whatever God may tell you Every soul would have its praise One day you'll

Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice I don't know you But I want you All the more for that Words fall through me And always fool me And I can't react

They got so much things to say right now They got so much things to say I'll never forget no way Stand firm and give Jah thanks and praises By the laws of men, by the laws of men Ooh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah (yeah yeah yeah) Ooh yeah, yeah Eh! But I'll

There I was, now here I am I got off track, I made mistakes Back slid my way into that place where souls get lost Lines get crossed And the pain won't go away I hit my knees, now here I stand I came up out of the water Raise my hands up to the father

She's got that true blood Show me what your working with I think she's got that true blood Every time you're 'round I can smell it in you I come around and raise the hell out of you It's that demon, it's so mean, that's got me screaming Make me wanna

I'm gonna fall on my knees, I'm gonna raise up my right hand How Many More Years, have I got to let you dog me around How many more years, have I got to let you dog me around I'd soon rather be dead, sleeping six feet in the ground Say I'd feel much

I belong to the drinking class Monday through Friday, man we bust our backs If you're one of us, raise your glass We belong to the drinking class If you gotta, gotta label me, label me proud We're up when the rooster crows Clock in when the whistle blows

Standing in the corner Studying the lights Dreaming of escape Could be up at night Someone put the fares up Got me in raise So guess it's better to stay Well, come on and say Well, the food's gonna find us

You can have Charleston My home, my heart Where I was born and raised Where one day they're gonna take my body And lay it in a grave But it's got to be this way It's gonna break my heart to say, goodbye But it'll kill me if I stay The cobblestone streets