Street Corner Preacher Lyrics

He got a new mercy, a new grace
Street corner preacher with the angry face
He got 2 years off for good behavior
Back in the neighborhood working for the savior

Two old ladies and a junkie noddin' out
He can see for sure that his work is cut out
Though he walks through the shadows he won't fear his neighbor
Back in the neighborhood working for the savior

Bau bau, put it on back
Ah put it in
Ah bau bau, put it ooh bop
Ah put it in
Ah bau bau, put it ooh bop
Ah put it in
Ah, bau bau, ya ya

Well, he understands the need for livin' large
But it's hard to get a job with a felony charge
Now he's working in a hospital washing dishes
Walking through the fields of the lost and the viscous
Every step every breath a new benediction
To save the living from a walking death is his conviction
In the eyes of man he seeks no favor
Back in the neighborhood working for the savior

There's a whole lotta trouble all around Every night the same old sirens sound
There's a whole lotta trouble all around
Children soldiers in this battle ground

Ah put it in
Ah bau bau, put 'em bop
Ah put it in
Ah bau bau, put 'em bop
Ah put it in
A bau bau, ya ya

A new sun and a second chance
He unbolts the door and hops over the fence
A young woman with a baby that her daddy gave her
Back in the neighborhood working for the savior

All around the war rages on
Burnt out houses with the front door gone
His faith is his fountain, his love is his labor
Back in the neighborhood working for the savior
Whoa, yeah, ahh

Bau, bau, put it on back
Ah put it in
Ah bau bau, put it ooh bop
Ah put it in
Ah bau bau, put it ooh bop
Ah put it in
Ah, bau bau, ya ya

He got a new mercy new grace
Street corner preacher with the angry face
He got 2 years off for good behavior
Back in the neighborhood working for the savior

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