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-never-

Never
Oh, Lord never
Never gonna cry again
Never gonna die again, no, no-never;
Never gonna walk in the rain, never
Never gonna feel anymore pain, never

Never gonna worry bout' riches or gains monetary things...
Never, No never;

Never gonna die again Oh! no, no, no, no;
Never gonna walk in the rain no more;
Where I'm going it doesn't snow;
Never gonna shed a tear, nothing but joy here...

Never gonna blow my own horn;
Prideful conceited and battle scorn
Never, no never am I

Never gonna wish you weren't born;
I got no heaven nor hell to put ya; (no never)
Never gonna say your name, call it out in vain, no way, never;
Never gonna live in shame;
I won't be lifted up, cause I am just a man;
Spirit/soul, skin and bones;
Never, never no...

I'm gonna turn this praise around; (never-never)
Oh, yeah, yeah
I'm gonna turn this praise around; (never-never)
Oh, yeah, yeah
I'm gonna turn this praise around;
Oh, yeah, yeah-alleluia I'm gonna turn this praise around;
Oh, yeah, yeah-alleluia -alleluia 
Never gonna feel the pains and those shames again, never, no never
Never, I'm gonna turn this praise around;
Gonna praise my Lord and King;
King of Kings of everything;
Never, gonna wish you well;
I pray my brother that you will excel;
Your God's property, and that's alright wit me;

Never
Oh, Lord never
Never gonna cry again
Never gonna die again, no, no-never;
Never gonna walk in the rain, never
Never gonna feel anymore pain, never

Never gonna worry bout' riches or gains monetary things...
Never, No never;

Never gonna die again Oh! no, no, no, no;
Never gonna walk in the rain no more;
Where I'm going it doesn't snow;
Never gonna shed a tear, nothing but joy here...

Never gonna blow my own horn;
Prideful conceited and battle scorn
Never, no never am I

Never gonna wish you weren't born;
I got no heaven nor hell to put ya; (no never)
Never gonna say your name, call it out in vain, no way, never;
Never gonna live in shame;
I won't be lifted up, cause I am just a man;
Spirit/soul, skin and bones;
Never, never no...


11/27/10
written word by James Edward Lee Sr. 2010, 2019©
arranged music by Jonathan Kabore
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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