daddy sang bass (mama sang tenor) me and little brother would join right in there in the sky, lord, in the sky one of these days and it won't be long i'll rejoin them in a song i'm gonna join the family circle at the throne by and by, lord, by and by i

It's a lonely road, full of tired men And you can see it in their faces And you'll be home in spring I can wait 'til then I heard you're on the big train And oh this too shall pass This loneliness won't last for long I wasn't there to take his place I

'Cause I can't feel my face I won't struggle long In a world so cold In a world so wrong I'm not running away, been fighting this so long (so long) Such a price that we pay, we gotta be so strong And I take my life tonight 'cause I have the right to die

Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid So darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh

Small axe fall big tree Though I'm just a baby Safe in your arms That's where I want to be Small axe... Been on your love line for so long Won't you be mine age is no crime Been loving you every minute every hour All I ever need

World keep on turnin' 'Cause it won't be too long 'Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin I'm so glad that I know more than I knew then Gonna keep on tryin' 'Cause it won't be too long, oh no People keep on learnin' Soldiers keep on

You know some people They just wont understand They just wont understand these things Thank you for your message But I don't understand No, I just wont understand these things Well I know you are strong May your journey be long So come sit down

I just don't understand The ways of the world today Sometimes I feel Like there's nothing to live for So I'm longing for the days of yesterday Won't somebody tell me Remember back in the time When the only sign we had was pickets But now in '94, it be

We all need somebody to lean on Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend I'll help you carry on For it won't be long 'Til I'm gonna need Somebody to lean on You just call on me brother, when you need a hand I just might have a problem

I've been living the best I can Ever since my life began Won't be no stranger Some fools don't know what's right from wrong But somehow those folks belong Me, I travel all I'm worth But I still remain a stranger on this earth Some people gloom, other