The Jonah Attitude

Perhaps I have a sweet voice Perhaps I can convince and maybe.. warn Is it that my legs are fast And my hands filled with swiftness Perhaps so special I am, physically and spiritually That I have been sent for the task? Oh no, WA-LA-LA To go and break the walls of darkness To go up and tear the devil’s kingdom down A call to devotion and dedication WA – WA- WA not me, never! Hapana And perhaps a call to depart from the kawaida I would rather listen to the voice within “Lala wewe lala” There is much to bargain and less to listen Should I go or should I not! One more time, should I? Not I ! And oops, disaster strikes The beginning of my failure, end of my success Pain and anguish really follow me The imagined special self, all flow to nothing From hero to zero, from strong to weak Pain at the top, front and all over Can’t bear this anymore Oh my Lord, talk to me, am listening Am down to earth, lift me maker of earth “Akiniita nitaitika, nitafanya kazi ya Bwana” Oh – Oh – Oh Lord Remove from me the Jonah attitude And put in me the Paul attitude I will listen to your cool sweet voice Create in me a working heart Much to talk of you, less to think of evil And the sure thing is, all will be well with me And your people will repent and come back to you And the kingdom of the devil Will come down … crushing!