Lyrics Father of the Man - Wyclef Jean , Stephen Marley

I'm the keeper of the flame
And everybody knows his name
I'm the keeper of the flame
But nobody knows the pain
I'm the keeper of the flame
And everybody knows his name
I'm the keeper of the flame
But nobody knows the pain
Deeds are fruits, word's are but leaves
It's better to do well than to say well indeed
So if you come from the rock, please don't run from the rock
Keep your concious clean and put the weight on your back
A foolish builder leaves out the cornerstone
But every dog feels like a lion in his home
My destiny... It's in my own hands
Cause the child is the father of the man so
I'm the keeper of the flame
And everybody knows his name
I'm the keeper of the flame
But nobody knows the pain
I'm the keeper of the flame
Ragga It's been a minute man
Let's go
I went from caveman to slavemen
Church scream Amen and then they lynch men
Boy charter 911 before the world trade
I saw the world through Ray Charles shades
Tried to warn them they ain't wanna listen
Nostradamus saw the bird's now there's 2 thing's missing
2 sons sitting Hussein's son sitting so calm they father Saddam hung in a prison
I'll be damned if a man put a tech in my hand
Have me in the sand shooting at the ground man
Runner becomes the gunner and the gunner becomes the hunted
The hunter become the hunted on America's most wanted
How does America's most get apprehended?
When his man turns state on his co-defendant
You need a lawyer? Let me talk for you
You in a wheelchair? Blood let me walk for you
I'm a leader
I'm the keeper of the flame
And everybody knows his name
I'm the keeper of the flame
But nobody know the pain
I'm the keeper of the flame
And everybody knows his name
I'm the keeper of the flame
Man what happened to the leaders man
Yeah yeah yeah
What if Martin Luther stayed in the room never step foot in the balcony?
What if they had a bullet proof car instead of a drop top for Kennedy?
Malcolm did the speech what if they search the congregation?
So when them boys come get yo hands outta pocket five shots of the assassins Ragga
Ain't nothing new under the sun
What if I had put blanks in Marvin Gaye's firers gun?
What if y'all knew the truth before sending your kids to war?
Told ya' that man ain't care about Iraq
He cared about the oil
When your thinking about how many records you gonna sell?
I think about getting all my people out this cell
We put in work y'all ain't revolutionary Cause you gotta Che Guevara T-shirt
It's just a T-shirt
Ragga, why you think I ran for president?
I got 5 cribs and they said I got no residence
They tried to punk me but I was born with no fear
So I'm a run it like 10 years
I'm the keeper of the flame
And everybody knows his name
I'm the keeper of the flame
But nobody knows the pain
I'm the keeper of the flame
And everybody knows his name
I'm the keeper of the flame