Downward Road

Song Downward Road
Artist Mavis Staples
Album You Are Not Alone

Lyrics

[Chorus]
The downward road is crowded, well it's crowded, yes it is, crowded
The downward road is crowded with unbelieving souls!
Young people who delight in sin
Telling you what I've plainly seen
Poor and godless woman died,
She didn't have Jesus on her side
She laughed and played her time away
Still put off her dying day
[Chorus]
The downward road is crowded, well it's crowded, yes it is, crowded
The downward road is crowded with unbelieving souls!
The lord almighty had his plan all fixed
Friday morning the woman took sick
Well she called her mother to her room to listen to her dying dooms
Your prayers are lost, you pray for me ma
my soul is doomed I can plainly see
So mother and father fair thee well,
your wicked daughter's doomed to hell
[Chorus]
The downward road is crowded, well it's crowded, yes it is, crowded
The downward road is crowded with unbelieving souls!