Bang A Drum

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 somethin' 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 here you say Yeah halleluiah, 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 tryin' to make ends meet I could kick this bad world's a*s If I could just get on my feet I'd bang a drum for the dyin' 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 own way No I don't claim to be a wise man A poet or a saint I'm just another man who's searchin' 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 As long as my heart keeps on bangin' I got a reason to believe Let me here you say Yeah, yeah, oh yeah Let me here you say Yeah halleluiah, Amen C'mon now, yeah Oh yeah Let me here you say Yeah halleluiah, Amen Alright girls, brothers Yeah Let me here you say Yeah halleluiah, Amen