Oh Father

Oh, oh-oh-oh, I, I
Oh, oh-oh, I

Can you hear Jah calling? (Come, him say come)
Can you hear his teaching? (Him, the prophet, say he's one)
There is a warning (Oh, little one)
Let his spirit always be your guidance (Fatherland)

Oh, listen to me now (Wish I could read your mind)
We shine (Wish I could change your life)
Change your life (Tell the truth)
Tell the truth (Protect your life)
And never lie (Wish I could see you up)
We shine (Wish I could see you down)
Oh yeah (Wish I could see you here)
Listen (Listen all around)

You have me down in this strain (Fatherland)
In poverty and misery, yeah
You try so hard to change me
Who I am to what you want me to be
No way, no day, this is what I say

I will listen to my father (Always)
I won't take heed of no other
He will keep me in his cover
Always be my provider (Jah always be my provider)
I will always listen to Jah Jah
I won't take heed of no other
He will keep me in his cover
Always be my provider

I can hear Jah calling, yeah (Come, him say come)
And I can hear his teaching, yeah (Him, the prophet, say he's one)
There is a warning (Oh, little one)
Let his spirit be your guidance (Fatherland)

Wish I could read your mind (Wish I could)
Wish I could change your life (Always)
Tell the truth
Tell the truth, they never (Wish I could see you up)
Wish I could see you down (Wish I could see you down)
Wish I could see you here (Listen all around)
Listen all around

You have me down in this strain (Fatherland)
In your poverty and misery
Oh, you try so hard to change me
From who I am to what you want me to be
I will always be myself, so

I will listen to my father (I will listen to Jah Jah)
I won't take heed of no other
He will keep me in his cover
Always be my provider (Always my provider)
I will always listen to Jah Jah
I won't take heed of no other
He will keep me in his cover
Always be my provider (He always be my teacher)
I will listen to my father (Uh-uh)
I won't take heed of no other
He will keep me in his cover (My yesterday, now and forever)
I will always listen to Jah Jah
I won't take heed of no other
He will keep me in his cover
Always be my provider (Uh-huh)
I will always listen to Jah Jah
I won't take heed of no other
He will keep me in his cover (Take heed, take heed, brother man)
Always be my provider (Take heed, take heed, brother man)
I will always listen to Jah Jah
I won't take heed of no other (Oh, yeah)
He will keep me in his cover
Always be my provider (Stay way, take heed, brother man)