Love Overflowing

Can you spare a moment of your time to save our lands
‘Cause the open spaces are disappearing, can’t you overstand
That the poisoning of our oceans will be the end of all mankind
And desolation and destruction will be all that’s left behind

But if we make a change, rearrange, we can make a land
Big enough for we, rock and tree, animal and man
Where our children can grow in the glow of the Motherland
We can make it there, I can show you where

‘Cause in the purest light of Zion all truth shall reveal
The blackened hearts of those who seek power, lie, cheat and steal
But if we all will join our hearts and hands together we shall be
A body so strong, fighting against all hypocrisy

And forever we shall live in our hearts, not their history
And they’ll never never tear us apart with iniquity
We shall break the chains from the slaves, set our people free
And I will shelter you and you will comfort me

[Chorus]
And if you fall in line I and I will stop to pick you up
‘Cause I would never leave you behind
To drink the water from their poison cup
‘Cause these times are getting tough
The road is long and how the river’s wide
But Jah will light the way with His Love
And I will lead you to the other side

I have heard the waterfalls weeping as I prayed
Felt the sun burn a little bit hotter every day
But when I look up and I see the rainbow up in the sky
It fills the vibes of upfulness and Love in I and I

But Father I never claimed to be a perfect man
I just want to live clean and be free
I know its a long and winding road ahead
It's rocky as far as I can see
But I will be with you and you will be with me

[Chorus]
And if you fall in line I and I will stop to pick you up
‘Cause I would never leave you behind
To drink the water from their poison cup
‘Cause these times are getting tough
The road is long and how the river’s wide
But Jah will light the way with His Love
And I will lead you to the other side

‘Cause I am your protector, your keeper and you are mine
So it shall be until the end of time
You are I and I guardian and shepherd and I am yours
So it shall be now and forIver more

I’m laying down all my burdens
I’m burying my pain in the ground
I’m surrendering all to the sweet, sweet sound
I’m forgetting my pain and my sorrows
And wearing my heart out on my sleeve
All I need is this Love in my heart to believe

That heaven is not in the skies waiting
And if I spend my time hating, I’ll be living in hell
So I been praying, I’ve been praying for something
To show my heart the one thing that by now I should know well
‘Cause all these songs I’ve been given
They’ve shown me that living is not so hard after all
They fill me up with light, tell me I’m wrong when I think I’m right
And pick me up every time I fall

[Chorus]
So all my days I will sing, give praise
It’s what I was put here for
I’ve made my choice, I’ve got my voice
And I don’t need nothing more

‘Cause patience is a virtue I’ve been hearing
But if I wait for the smoke to be clearing I might waste my days away
Because tomorrow is just yesterday a little bit later
And I know it’ll be greater if I live for today
I been running, I’ve been running and hiding
Hiding from the truth
But as I lay me down, I hear the sweet, sweet sound
And I don’t need no more proof

‘Cause I don’t know what this world has got in store
But if it’s an open door, I’m gonna walk through
And I don’t know why we keep the best inside
But if I find out, I’ll come and find you

[Chorus]
So all my days I will sing, give praise
It’s what I was put here for
I’ve made my choice, I’ve got my voice
And I don’t need nothing more

I’m ready Lord, I’m not waiting no more
No negative, positive for sure
Oh Lord I said my troubles are washed away
I’m ready Lord, I’m not waiting no more
No negative, positive for sure
Tell everyone the good Love is here to stay
Oh Lord I said my troubles are washed away

Tell me why you hide your eyes
Its no wonder why you can’t embrace me, just can’t face me now
If you knew, walked in my shoes, but brother you haven’t even tried
To see the truth, open your eyes
To see things from the other side

How long have we shared this blood?
You’ve been a friend to me since the elementary
How could this come to be that we’re common enemies?
It’s about time we rose above and buried this grudge you been carrying round
How I’ve tried to make things right
But still you turn your face and hide from my sight
Is this the end, should we pretend that our friendship means nothing?

[Chorus]
Forgive and forget or you'll always regret the friendships that you lose
Everyone makes a mistake, time to time, needs a break
So be the bigger man and choose forgiveness

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone
If you can’t learn to forgive, you’ll end up alone
Searching for the words to say “I’m sorry”
Filled with such regret over these petty differences we had
But these four syllables can mend: “I forgive you”

[Chorus]
Forgive and forget or you'll always regret the friendships that you lose
Everyone makes a mistake, time to time, needs a break
So be the bigger man and choose forgiveness
Forgive and forget or you'll always regret the friendships that you lose
Everyone makes a mistake, time to time, needs a break
So be the bigger man and choose forgiveness

We were born into this world
Smiling, stumbling, stubborn fools
Untainted by egotistical hatred
All we have is each other’s Love so let us cherish it and rise above
Envy, greed and jealousy
I’ll forgive you, you forgive me

What can put the kindness of a true friend to the test, forgiveness
What can put a lonely, lamenting spirit to rest, forgiveness
What can reunite a grandfather with his children, forgiveness
What can put a broken home back together again, forgiveness
So take another walk down the road, take another step down the road
Take a another walk down the road, take a step on the road to forgiveness
So take another walk down the road, take another step down the road
Take a another walk down the road, take a step on the road to forgiveness

[Chorus]
Be thankful for whatever you got, ‘cause you got to be sure to be sure that you’re not
Ungrateful, ‘cause this life is a gift and the more that you receive should be the more that you give
So many contemplating whether their cup is half empty or their cup is half full
It’s just a bunch of bullshit, be thankful, be thankful

Hey my brother why you wearing that frown?
Has the system been cheating you, beating and holding you down?
You’ve lost sight of everything that you stood for
And now you’re caught up in the glamour and they got you wanting more
More of their illusionist, hypnotist politricks
They got you on a puppet string, dangling, it makes me sick
Just to see how long its been
We been held captive as prisoners in our very own skin
But listen up my brethren because my friend
Just when you think that things couldn’t get no worse
Remember the last shall be the first

[Chorus]
Be thankful for whatever you got, ‘cause you got to be sure to be sure that you’re not
Ungrateful, ‘cause this life is a gift and the more that you receive should be the more that you give

Hey my sister, you got no mister, it seems like the end of the world
When you’re a charming and intelligent, graceful and independent, young and beautiful girl
But you’re searching for that validation, get stuck up in bad relations over and over again
And you just can’t see that when you give love to so many men, there’s nothing left for yourself or your friends

But don’t you fear, Jah Love is near
To lift you up and make things clear
To hold you close and hold your hand
To heal your heart and help you overstand
To show you and assure you that you are much more
Than this whole world has made you bargain for
A daughter of the Most High Jah, a mother, sister, lover

This life is just a series of steps, some forward, some backward
But don’t be confused, sometimes when you lose your life moves forward
And remember, the past only lasted when you were living for today
‘Cause the minute you live in regret is the moment you let your future slip away
So be here now, don’t fight the river flow
Be here now, you don’t wanna miss the big show
Be here now, there ain’t no better place to be
Be here now, ‘cause what will be will be

[Bridge]
So be here now, don’t spend all of your days with your head in the clouds
Be here now, ‘cause its so hard to watch the sunset, with a heart full of regret, wondering if the best is yet to come
Be here now, ‘cause who knows what the future will bring anyhow
Be here now, don’t watch all of these moments pass, stuck behind the looking glass, wondering what the fates will allow

[Chorus]
Be thankful for whatever you got, ‘cause you got to be sure to be sure that you’re not
Ungrateful, ‘cause this life is a gift and the more that you receive should be the more that you give
So many contemplating whether their cup is half empty or their cup is half full
It’s just a bunch of bullshit, be thankful, be thankful

If it’s a choice you have to make
Half of the time you’re gonna be wrong
It’s just a chance you have to take
So pick up the pieces and move on

But once in a while, you find something free
A reason to smile, a reason to be
But looking in my rear view mirror
How come everything’s so much clearer now?
And looking out the doorway I can see
Where I always wanted to be
Out in the crowd

We sit and wallow in the wake
Of the choices that were made before us
We’re bound to make the same mistakes
On our return back to stardust
But once in a while, we find something true
A reason to smile, to find our way through

But looking in my bathroom mirror
Everything is becoming clearer now
And looking out the skylight I can see
Where I always was meant to be
Up in the clouds

Oh this Love will find you, will see you through
And the road will rise to meet you, to make you new
And one day you’ll find that you’ve lost the time
With nothing to show and nowhere to go
Because where you are is not far from where you were meant to be

But looking at my broken mirror
Nothing has ever been clearer now
And looking at my heart now I can see
Where I always knew I would be

I’ve kept my mouth shut too long
Begging for scraps down here at the bottom
And though I know it might ruffle some feathers
I just can’t hold my tongue no more
‘Cause I’m sure that the weak and the poor
Got something to say, but they can’t pay so nobody listens
And a man with a hell of a plan
Can’t do nothing with his hands, while he’s stuck in the back washing dishes
It don’t seem right that some work ’til the day that they die
And some never have to work a single day in their lives
Won’t somebody tell me why
I get paid half as much to work
Twice as hard as all these yuppie jerks
Just because I don’t wear a suit and a tie
Am I out of my mind to wish that I was

[Chorus]
Penniless, so that I could rest
All these money troubles give me stress
Always wanting more and having less
All these worries take my life away
There goes another day
Working minimum wage
Trapped up inside this cage
With one foot in the grave
I think it would be best
If we all were just more penniless

They say you’re penniless, you’re broke
But to me it’s a joke
‘Cause the wealthiest ones, mentally, spiritually, are the unhealthiest ones
Their trust funds ain’t gonna save ‘em when the judgement comes
We’ll just watch them run
‘Cause the tidal wave’s coming and it’s gonna break
And take away all ignorance, leave only truth in its wake
‘Cause any system’s bound to fail that lets the treacherous prevail
Puts the innocent in jail, watches them burn at the stake

But I and I know that there will come a day
When the breeze will blow and take this all away
And in time everything will be okay
If we can just find a way to stay

All this time will pass, into the past
So if you're happy, then make each moment last
Don't hold nothing back
And if you're suffering, remember it won't last
Get over it fast
Get back to living and giving Love

This life is just a test
I will remember, I will remember
This life ain't over yet
So please remember, Not to forget

Newborn babies cry, their very first tears, they are so hopeful
Great grandfathers die, after many years, it is a circle
Teenagers find Love, then screw it all up
They are so fearful, yet somehow invincible

This life is not a curse
But there will be hard times, and it will get worse
But always do your best
And always remember that you are blessed

Everywhere you go, plant seeds, Love will grow
But remember who you are
And if you travel far, remember your heart is where your home is
So if you travel to the stars, remember your heart
And you won't be homeless or homesick at all

This life is just a test
With many failures and some success
But I will place my bets
And I will leave here with no regrets