[Intro - Brother Ali](Hmmmmmmm)Ha, ha, haHey, hey, heeeyHa, ha, ha, ha, haHa, ha (another day), haHey, hey, heeey, ah (Lord I just gotta find a way)[Verse 1 - Brother Ali]Old master had a leper for a childLeft him out to fend for his self in the wildThey laughed at him anytime he went to townSo he kept to his self and he seldom came aroundLoved life and he loved his kinBut he couldn't understand why they ain't love himSlept out in the shed all aloneAnd all he ever wanted was some friends of his ownThe field hands saved him, took him in and raised himTaught him about love and struggle and patienceGave him the family comfort he was cravinHe worked when they work and he sang when they sangHe sang so clear and so loudThat the masters of the children could hear him from the houseThey recognized his voice and ran outEverybody wanna know what the ruckus all about y'all[Hook 1 - Brother Ali] - 2XPreach on Mr. Preacher Man, they sayEverybody wanna hear what you have to sayStand tall, speak loud, boy that's the wayThem songs of yours, bring us a brand new day[Break - Brother Ali]Ha, ha (another day), haHey, hey, heeey, ah (Lord I just gotta find a way)[Verse 2 - Brother Ali]See good Lord, I've been waitin so longFor y'all to come out here and take me in the homeThe world's so cold with no place to belongThey said "come on in boy, sing your song"He stepped inside and to his surpriseIt was so damn fly, he can't believe his eyesAte and he drank and he felt satisfied'Til he sat by the window and he glanced out-sideLoved ones out workinEyes got full and his heart started hurtinCause them folk been singin for yearsBut ain't any one of them set foot up in hereHold up, how you get so muchLivin off folk like us that got it so roughThe way you hold 'em in your cold clutchMakes me think that you don't love your own soul enough[Hook 2 - Brother Ali]Preach on Mr. Preacher Man, they sayEverybody wanna hear what you have to sayStand tall, speak loud, boy that's the wayThem songs of yours, bring us a brand new dayPreach on Mr. Preacher Man, they sayEverybody wanna hear what you have to sayStand tall, speak loud, boy that's the wayThem songs of yours, give us a brand new day[Break][Verse 3 - Brother Ali]Closed his eyes as he sang every noteThe songs he was taught and the ones that he wroteStood up, cleared his throat, grabbed his coatIn those last moments, a few words were spoke"I used to peek at this old house in aweImaginin what it must be like and allAnd this the finest spread these eyes ever sawBut I don't mind sayin I feel sorry for y'allAll that gettin, so little givinLed a lot of y'all to forget what's missinBuilt you a big pretty prison to sit inStrut around here, convinced that that's livinBut we gonna keep on singinKeep on solderin, keep on buildinKeep on teachin and keep on listeninAnd keep, keepin on, 'til the whole thing's different"In the shed, the sun start to setSaid all his prayers and laid down his headEverything said that he needed to sayAnd one of these mornings we'll wake up to a brand new[Hook 2][Break]
