Show Us the Way - The Elim Arrival

Well ah Emperor Selassie l What would the old-timer say? Yow! Nyahbinghi, come We teach them how fi pray Ay-ay-hay-hey Show us the way, let us be sanctified Fire blaze, I nah cool nothing, hey Teach them to pray, save those who doom to die The needy shall not always be forgotten, no way! L will be hailing King Selassie l Slew (Jah!) Saul and Goliath inna de battle Strength and protection as best, stand up on l and l Too much ghetto youth, dey inna trouble, well then This is life, live and protect your own Could never be right keeping yuh black self down Then ah who ketch fright when dem hear mih song Justice and equal rights ah make Babylon frown Run go ask them who them are Dem ignorant answer show me say dat dem ah Babylon par Doh no matter yuh age nah who you are All follies haffi done Great ah David, ha' no greater son Show dem to pray, teach them to be sanctified Fire blaze, l nah cool down, hey Teach them to pray, save those who doom to die Needy shall not always be forgotten, judgement! L will be hailing King Selassie l Slew (Jah!) Saul and golath inna de battle, hey Strength and protection for l and l Babylon, you get burned out to nothing! Tell dem say man dey inna yuh pants and me say woman inna dey skirt! Righteousness, divine orders run Earth L and l seeing how King Selassie l work! Babylon jus' know what it worth What ah de result after the effort? Show no cult love and dem (done ah dish yuh dirt) Worry nah 'bout dem business (living in a curse!) Frustration take a hold, hey Me tell yuh say fi show dem to pray, teach them to be sanctified Fire blaze, l nah cool down, hey Show us the way, save those who doom to die Selassie l bu'n dem out tonight! Show us the way let us be sanctified Fire blaze, l nah cool nothing, hey Teach them to pray, let us be sanctified Rastaman, you know we ah go chant, well then How'd did it all begun? Ah jus' through vanity, man no stop shot man "Are you a slave?" No, I am an Ethiopian! Prime Minister tell Elizabeth repatriation Babylon, yuh get gun out all by me-one ra-ka-kang! Then a ghetto youth ah turn strong Ah tell yuh say Couldn't be mih king Remember when Selassie l shot dah boy dey with de sling De people dem confuse, still suffering From unu take dem from Africa, unu hide dem king Unu give dem images fi praise and ting Then Babylon dem bring down colonialism And then de government bring down imperialism And then de politics fliction, dat jump in Then the masses of the nation, they began killing Every flesh shall perish and you nah wah hail Selassie l, The King Well show us the way, let us be sanctified Fire blaze, l'm nah cool nothing, no way Teach them to pray, save those who doom to die The needy shall not always be forgotten, yaaay! Show us the way, let us be sanctified Fire blaze, l'm nah cool nothing, no way Teach them to pray, save those who doom to die Babylon, yuh get bu'n out to nothing Then me ask them say What do the old-timer say? Haile Selassie l say fi kneel and pray pray! One to the Ancient say No segregation Zion away (away, away, away)

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Around the Shabbos table, his parents sit and wait Where's Gavriel, why is he so late? Our boy here one day, like wind, he drifts away It's come to this and now what will he say? Came home before dawn, tired from the night His parents pained and grudgingly they say "Our son, we love you so, live life with us at home "But if you won't, then you must break away" Show me the way, here I am stumbling in the black Alone, Tatty, someday you know I'll come back Lead me, Father, be the one to light my way Show me the way (show me the way), show me the way Moved in with his buddies, money all but spent Had to take a job to pay the rent Oh, as time moved along, his Yiddishkeit moved on Soon he was a shadow, known as Jay The friends met in the morning, "Let's go party, have a blast Live today as if it were our last" His dad then appeared, a Tzaddik's buried near Come pray with me (come pray with me), for now forget the past (forget the past) Show me the way, here I am stumbling in the black Alone, Tatty, someday you know I'll come back Lead me Father, be the one to light my way Show me the way (show me the way), show me the way From the kever made his way, to a darkened home he came His cell phone rings, just stunned, he hears the news "Your friends Mark and Ray, in an accident today" "They both are gone, so thankful you're okay" Came a knock upon the door, Mommy stands in shock and awe In tears, Gavriel told her what went on Mom and Dad, I've hurt you so, I'm so sorry, his tears flow Embracing him, they cried out, "Welcome home" Show me the way (show me the way), here I am stumbling in the black Alone, Tatty, someday you know I'll come back Lead me Father, be the one to light my way (to light my way) Show me the way (show me the way), please, show me the way Then came the day, beside his bride, Gavriel dressed in black As one, Choson and his Kallah smiling back Raised his eyes and whispered, "Father on this day" (Father on this day) "You showed me the way (you showed me the way), you showed me the way"