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Long Way To Go

by Bob Read

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Never Give Up 05:28
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Long Way To Go We say we should all live together All just like brothers and sisters Giving each other a helping hand Making it easier to live in this land Oh, oh, we’ve got a long way to go Whoa, oh, oh, we’ve got a long way to go Yes we do, uh-huh Yes we do We came into this world with nothing And from this world with nothing we will go So is it right to have more than our share Passing our lives with no thought or care Oh, oh, we’ve got a long way to go Whoa, oh, we’ve got a long way to go Oh, oh, we’ve got a long way to go Whoa, oh, we’ve got a long way to go Break Do we act like what we say Or do we pass by for another day Is it right that some should live upon their knees Unable to escape that pit of poverty Oh, oh, we’ve got a long way to go Whoa, oh, oh, we’ve got a long way to go Oh, oh, we’ve got a long way to go Whoa, oh, oh, we’ve got a long way to go
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Against All Odds 05:08
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Against All Odds Once we lived our lives in freedom We were oh so peaceful and serene Then we were conquered by a people Who crucified our self esteem We people labour in our bondage Totally enslaved in our own land They promised to free us from subjugation But they never plan to let us go Against all odds we’re fighting Even though it’s very frightening We have our backs against the wall And we must keep insisting Continue our resisting Fighting for our rights against all odds It’s a universal story A once proud people forced to live in poverty Yes it’s a sad, sad situation One that could be resolved if they would set us free Nestor Serpa called us all together Thirteen brave warriors took the call Most of us barely more than children But each one of us was standing tall We held some diplomats as hostage We quickly let the others go All we asked was our peoples’ freedom And wanting to let the whole world know Chorus Chorus 2 Against all odds we’re fighting Even though it’s very frightening We have our backs against the wall And we must keep insisting Continue our resisting That’s how we died against all odds
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Algeria 03:32
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Algeria Algeria, Algeria, There is no sunshine, there is only rain In Algeria, a country full of pain Mad men running ‘round, sowing fear and confusion under a delusion. Acting under orders, orders from their God They feel justified to rape, kill and rob. But what kind of God would ever have them do it Have they all gone insane? Algeria Algeria People dying, blood running through the streets People crying, caught up in their grief Slaughtered in their sleep Oh, they never knew it. The killers think they’re going to heaven But we know they’re going to hell Algeria, why would they kill innocent people? Algeria, Algeria, Algeria
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Winds of Jah 04:04
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Winds of Jah One cold dark day last year, as bad as it could be I found myself wondering just where my life would lead So I went down to the river to watch the waters flow And contemplate a future I did now know Ooo ya, where am I to go Then I noticed an old man sitting not far away Looking in my direction he beckoned me So I went and sat by him, just I and I Ooo, then he looked at me, and he said Fly with the wind of Jah, Just like a dandelion Sail on the breath of Jah Straight to Zion Say, what does this mean to me, Jah Jah hasn’t been so good He said it means a lot, you just haven’t understood Jah’s not someone to help the helpless or feed those who are not fed He gave us this paradise, what more do you need He said Fly with the wind of Jah, Just like a dandelion Sail on the breath of Jah Straight to Zion So now if I ever get down to despair Or I see friends around me looking sad I remember the old man I met that day And I recall the wisdom of what he said…he said Fly with the wind of Jah, Just like a dandelion Sail on the breath of Jah Straight to Zion
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Why 04:04
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Why Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Why, why, why, why What we say, and what we do Determines our future, our whole life through Living our lives, honest and true Treating one another as you’ve have them treat you So tell me Why can’t we see it Why can’t we do it Well is it a problem of knowing right from wrong Maybe it’s just that it’s gone on so long No respect for each other, no respect for ourselves Thinking that the problem will take care of itself It’s a decision, we’ve got to make Stop selfish obsession, before it’s too late Before it’s too late, ya Through the power of love, all things come to pass Our only salvation, if we are to last Teach respect to our children, of their fellow man Respect for all creatures and respect for the land So I ask you Why can’t we do it? Why, why… Why can’t we see it? Oh why…. Why can’t we, why can’t do it? Why, why, …. Why can’t we see it? Why….
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Love 04:31
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LOVE Love is patient Love is kind, Love is not boastful or arrogant And although I have faith and could remove mountains Without love I am nothing (Love, oh love) (Love, sweet love) (Love, oh love) (Love, sweet love) Walking these lonely streets of love again Clothed in the darkness of desire Throwing off the chains of hurt and pain Hoping this road can take me far But I know… (Love is a burning flame), yes it is, yes it is (Love is a burning flame), oh, whoa, whoa, whoa Love, oh love Love sweet love. I’ll never stop until I’ve found the one. True love still holds me in its sway You never know ‘til the moment has begun Love could be a heartbeat away Still I know… (Love is a burning flame), a flame burning in your heart (Love is a burning flame), burning right from the start (Love is a burning flame), love, love, love, love pain (Love) It can burn you again and again and again (Love oh love) (Love sweet love) (Love oh love) (Love sweet love) Break You can take away my precious things All belongings I possess But you can’t remove my one desire To feel my heart and soul on fire Oh,Oh (Love is a burning flame), it can burn, it can burn (Love is a burning flame), it’s a burning flame (Love oh love), keep on burnin’, burnin’ (Love sweet love) (Love oh love), love oh love, love (Love sweet love), love, love, love, love, love (Love)
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Never Give Up 03:44
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Never Give Up There’s always people trying to mess with my freedom Stop me from deciding what I should be doing But if they don’t like the path I take, it’s not for them to worry For it’s only my mistakes to make, never to be sorry I’ll never give up, keep on trying Never give up, keep on defying Never give up, oh no,no,no Never give up Can anyone give me a reason not to do what I’m doing It’s not murder or treason so stop your fussing and stewing All words and actions are from my heart, that’s all that really matters I must continue to play my part, a life of snakes and ladders I’ll never give up, doing what I’m doing Never give up, I’m not fooling Never give up, oh no Never give up Never give up, keep on trying Never give up, keep on defying Never give up, no,no,no,no Never give up There’s always people trying, to mess with my freedom Stop me from deciding what I should be doing But if they don’t like the path I take, it’s not for them to worry For it’s only my mistakes to make, never to be sorry I’ll never give up, never never give up Never give up, oh no,no,no,no Never give up Never give up, just keep on trying Never give up, keep on defying Never give up, ya, ya,ya Never give up Never give up, doing what I’m doing Never give up. You know I’m not fooling, Never give up, oh oh no Never give up Never give up, never, never give up Never give up, I’m never going to give up Never give up, oh no,no,no Never give up
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Roxanne 03:36
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I’ve been living without a love to call my own Trying to get by in a cold and empty home No one to turn to when the darkness falls on me To live alone oh to live alone is not what is meant to be You came into my life. Dispelled all that misery Rid the pain and strife. You set me free Oh Whoa, whoa, whoa, I love you Roxanne Whoa, whoa, whoa, I love you Roxanne We’re together now, just you and me Happy in each others arms, the way it should be Chorus….out

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released September 22, 2020

Bob Read: vocals, bass, percussion, keys and backing vocals. Engineer, producer

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