I stood down in the shade of the sun
To look for some better days
A better day had not yet dawned
Tried to cross where the water was wide
Thought I saw Eden, across on the other side
Oh, Lord
Lord, don't you hear me?
Oh, Lord
Lord, can't you hear me?
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Oh, Lord
Lord, don't you hear me?
I stood down in the shade of the sun
To look for my woman
My woman, she was gone
Kept a hammering away at the gate
I kept on knocking
But I was far too late
Woman
Woman, don't you hear me?
Woman
Woman, don't you hear me?
I stood down in the shade of the sun