Intro :
Take these s hoes C lick clacking down some d ead end street
( repeat pattern)
Take these shoes And make them fit
Take this shirt Polyester white trash made in nowhere
Take this shirt And make it clean clean (x2 ) @ 3rd fret (x 2) @ 3r d @ 5th
Take this soul Stranded in some skin and bones
Take this soul And make it sing
Yahw eh Y ahweh
Always p ain before a c hild is b orn
Yahw eh Y ahweh
Still I'm w aiting for the
d awn Take these hands Teach them what to carry
Take these hands Don't make a fist
Take this mouth So quick to criticise
Take this mouth Give it a kiss
Yahw eh Y ahweh
Always p ain before a c hild is b orn
Yahw eh Y ahweh
Still I'm w aiting for the
dawn
Still waiting for the d awn t he su n is coming up
The s un is coming up on the o cean
This l ove is like a drop in the o cean
This l ove is like a drop in the o cean
Yahweh Yahweh
Always pain before a child is born
Yahweh tell me now
Why the dark before the dawn? Oou-oou-oou-oou-oo
(x2)
Take this city A city should be shining on a hill
Take this city If it be your will
What no man can own no man can take
T ake this h eart Take this h eart Take this h eart And make it b reak