1. |
Stay on the Gospel Side
03:34
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A long time ago, they put me on a train in Selma, Alabama
And I rode that train all the way to Talla...Talladega
My poppa said son, you better educate your mind
So he sent me away to a school for the blind.
I guess there were good times and I know there were bad
But I never blamed the Lord for the trouble I had
Oh I just stayed on the gospel side, stayed on the gospel side
There was a teacher there that soaked a rope in water overnight
And I was bound to get a whuppin’ if I did wrong or if I did right
I was lost sometimes but now I’m found
Amazing Grace how sweet the sound
One night on the radio I heard the Golden Gate Quartet
I started singing for the Lord, and I ain’t stopped singing yet
I stayed on the gospel side
I stayed on the gospel side
I’ve seen the sinners and the sanctified, but I stayed on the gospel side
Well my work is done and I’m finally going home to see my Maker
Nothing scares me in this world no more, not the devil or the undertaker
I’ll finally see my father’s face, hold my mother close and feel her grace
And I just stayed on the gospel side
I stayed on the gospel side
I’ve seen the sinner and the sanctified, but I stayed on the gospel side
I stayed on the gospel side
I’ve seen the sinner and the sanctified
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2. |
Let My Mother Live
03:17
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Let my mother live ‘til I get grown
Let my mother live ‘til I get grown
Don’t leave me in a God-forsaken world all alone
Let my mother live ‘til I get grown
I was just a boy when my daddy died
He got killed down in the mine in 1945
I remember people talkin’ while my momma cried
I was just a boy when my daddy died
Let my mother live ‘til I get grown
Let my mother live ‘til I get grown
Don’t leave me in a God-forsaken world all alone
Let my mother live ‘til I get grown
The Lord puts nothing on you that you can’t bear
When the burdens that you carry just don’t seem fair
Heartaches and misery are everywhere
The Lord puts nothing on you that you can’t bear
Let my mother live ‘til I get grown
Let my mother live ‘til I get grown
Don’t leave me in the God-forsaken world all alone
Let my mother live
Let my mother live
Let my mother live ‘til I get grown
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3. |
God Knows Everything
05:11
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He knows the beginning right from the start
He knows the ending and the pain in your heart
He knows when you’re weary at the end of the day
He knows in the nighttime, you got to get down and pray
God knows everything (He knows everything)
God knows everything
It’s for Him I sing
It’s for God I sing my song
When you’re lost on the highway
Cold as a stone
He knows where to find you
And carry you home
He knows when you’re losing
And He knows when you win
He knows where you’re going, boy
And He knows where you’ve been
Because
God knows everything
God knows everything
It’s for Him I sing
For Him I sing my song
For Him I sing, for Him I sing I sing my song
At the end of my journey, I’ll look back and say
He was right there beside me every step of the way
When I take my last bow and I sing my last chord
I know I’ll find peace at last in the arms of the Lord
God knows everything
God knows everything
God knows everything
It’s for Him I sing
It’s for Him I sing
It’s for Him I sing
It’s for Him I sing my song
I love it, I sing my song for Him
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4. |
Pray for Peace
04:37
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Look back on crossroads seen
In our grandfathers’ lives
a lot of change has come
but we are still not wise
Make me wanna holla
Make me wanna moan
I’m gonna keep on singing
Until the morning comes
Uh huh
Pray for peace
Uh huh
Pray for peace
It’s a prayer for peace
Pray for peace
I think that our grandmothers
Would be broken hearted
To see their children’s children
Right back where we started
Makes me wanna holla
Makes me wanna moan
I’m gonna keep on singing
‘Til the morning comes
Uh huh
Pray for peace
Umm hmm
It’s a prayer for peace
Pray for Peace
Thank heaven for the changes
I’ve seen in my lifetime
Now our children teach us
To be more colorblind
Colorblind, colorblind,
Wish we could be color blind
Colorblind, colorblind,
Wish we could be color blind
The innocence and love
Seen on our children’s face
Makes me pray that ignorance
And hate will be erased
Pray for peace
Pray for peace
Selma - pray for peace
Montgomery - pray for peace
Birmingham - pray for peace
Greensboro - pray for peace
Mississippi - pray for peace
Memphis, Tennessee - pray for peace
Charleston - pray for peace
Ferguson, Missouri - pray for peace
If Martin Luther King
Stood on the mount today
It would be so good to hear
Brother Martin pray
If Martin Luther King
Was standing here today
I do believe that we would hear
My brother preach and pray
Pray for peace
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5. |
Singing Brings Us Closer
03:42
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I remember when
My mother used to sing
Oh the joy that her voice could bring
When I'm lost and I'm afraid
And I long to see her face
Singing brings her closer to me
When our brother traveled on
We had to carry on
Even though the path was dark to see
But I know he's here tonight
‘Cause I surely feel his light
Singing brings him closer to me
We gather here
To bring our old friends near
Oh it brings us closer
Yes it brings us closer
Singing brings us closer to Thee
I look back on the days
The times seemed oh so strange
Struggle, injustice and despair
But we marched right through that harm
Joining voices, joining arms
Singing brought us closer to free
When we lift our voice
And our souls rejoice
Oh it brings us closer
Yes it brings us closer
Singing brings us closer to Thee
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6. |
Almost Home
04:31
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I’ll always remember that sad sad day
I thought the world had ended
When that train pulled away
I was just a little boy scared and alone
I had to put my faith in God
I’ve come a long, long way from Alabama
I’ve been a long, been a long time gone
I’ve been up, down, the whole world ‘round
And I’m almost, I’m almost home
I went to a school where I learned to read and write
It was hard sometimes just to get by
But then I began to sing and I found my way
Out of the trouble of the world
I’ve come a long, long way from Alabama
I’ve been a long, long time gone
I’ve been up, down, the whole world ‘round
And I’m almost, and I’m almost home
I always stayed on the gospel side
Where I believe my every need would be supplied
He’s been there with me all these years
He’s not about to leave me now
I’ve come a long, long way from Alabama
I’ve been a long time gone
I’ve been up, down, the whole world ‘round
And I’m almost, almost home
Almost home
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7. |
Live Forever
02:57
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I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna cross that river
I'm gonna catch tomorrow now
You're gonna wanna hold me
Just like I always told you
You're gonna miss me when I'm gone
Nobody here will ever find me
But I will always be around
Just like the songs I leave behind me
I'm gonna live forever now
You fathers and you mothers
Be good to one another
Please try to raise your children right
Don't let the darkness take 'em
Don't make 'em feel forsaken
Just lead them safely to the light
When this old world has blown asunder
And all the stars from fall the sky
Remember someone really loves you
We'll live forever you and I
I'm gonna live forever
I'm gonna cross that river
I'm gonna catch tomorrow now
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8. |
I Shall Be Released
04:25
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They say that everything can be replaced
They say that every distance is not near
I remember every face
Of every man who put me here
I see my light come shining
From the west down to the east
Any day now, any day now,
I shall be released
They say every man needs protection
They say every man must fall
Yet I swear I see my reflection
Somewhere high above this wall
I see my light come shining
From the west down to the east
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released
Yonder stands a man in this lonely crowd
A man who swears he's not to blame
All day long I hear him shouting so loud
He’s crying out that he was framed
I see my light come shining
From the west down to the east
Any day now, any day how
I shall be released
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9. |
Train Fare
03:50
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It's a short life
They say of troubles
But I keep looking ahead
Pushing on through the struggles
I have to believe
The labor I've done
I have to believe
The songs that I’ve sung
That's my train fare
That's my train fare
I've seen things in this world
That keep me singing my songs
I keep hoping for change
But sometimes it feels the same
I have to believe
The labor I've done
I have to believe
The songs that I’ve sung
Are paying my train fare
Are paying my train fare
Paying my train fare
Are paying my train fare
All the work I’ve done
The songs that I’ve sung
My train fare
I have to believe
The labor I've done
I have to believe
The songs that I’ve sung
Nothin’ but my train fare
When He says it's my time
I’m paying my train fare
I’m paying my train fare
Everyday of my life
I’m paying my train fare
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10. |
I Can See
03:20
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I can see
Can’t you see
God’s been good to me
He opened doors
Blind eyes can’t see
Sometime I had to cry
Wondering why I didn’t have my sight
I can see
Can’t you see
God’s been good to me
He opened doors
Blind eyes can’t see
Everytime we get down to nothing
My God always comes up with something
That’s why everyday
I can say
God has made a way
He opened doors
Blind eyes can’t see
Sometimes the road got rough
And many times the road got tough
But I can see
I can see
God’s been good to me
He opened doors
Blind eyes can’t see
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11. |
I Kept on Walking
03:11
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Stones in my path but I kept on walking
Storms, rains and wrath but I kept on walking
Good grace of God almighty carried me
In the darkness and doubt well I kept on reaching
I pushed up that mountain and I kept on reaching
Good grace of God almighty carried me
In the worry and woe you know I kept on singing
That word you say so well I kept on singing
Good grace of God almighty carried me
In the darkest night
I saw a vision in the holy light
On the longest day
I kept walking on the way
I can barely keep up but I kept on walking
The climb was mighty steep up but I kept on walking
Good grace of God almighty carried me
My legs they were tired but I kept on walking
With my feet to the fire I kept on walking
Good grace of God almighty carried me
Through the desert sands
Over Jordan to my holy land
All the miles I crossed, I was never lost
On that long road
Oh I wanna be a soldier on my feet until I toe it on
If I can't toe
He's gonna be the one to carry me over to kingdom come
Step by step
Pace by pace
From when I was born until my resting place
I let faith
Be my will
While forever climbing up that hill
Cold morning sun down I kept on praying
Salvation come around and I kept on praying
Good grace of God almighty carried me
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12. |
I Was Called
05:41
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Long time since Talladega, long way from old Selma
Wandered not, and I did not stray, all my burdens - taken away
I hear my Daddy calling, calling me back home
And when it’s my time, only God can know
Stay with God, and He’ll stay with you
Rest your worries, and He’ll see you through
I was called and He led the way
He carried me through on nothing but faith
He lifted me higher, on the wings of a song
I knew, I always knew, I was called
Sweet harmonies of the Golden Gates
Velma Traylor did not shake our faith
God’s been good, so good to me
I followed Him, and He followed me
I was called, He led me on
Carried me through, on the wings of a song
He lifted me up, showed me the way
I always knew, always knew, I was called
I was called, He led the way
He carried me through on nothing but faith
He lifted me higher, on the wings of a song
I always knew, always knew, I was called
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13. |
See By Faith
03:11
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Blind Boys of Alabama Talladega, Alabama
The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Celebrated by The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences with Lifetime Achievement Awards, inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of five Grammy® Awards, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 70 years. ... more
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