One love
One heart
Let's join together and I'll feel alright
One love (oh, Lord, have mercy)
One heart
I tell you, let's just salsabrate (let's join together)
And I will feel alright (and I'll feel alright)
Let's join together and I'll feel alright

Now, let them all pass all their dirty remarks (one love)
There is one question I'd really like to ask (one soul)
Is there a place for the hopeless sinner
Who has hurt all mankind just to save the soul?

One love
One heart
Let's join together and I'll feel alright
One love (hear my plea)
One heart
Let's join together and I'll feel alright
Let's join together (thanks and Praise to the Lord)
And I'll feel alright (and I will feel alright)

Let's join together to fight this holy battle
So when the man comes there will be no, no doom
Have pity on those whose chances grows thinner
There ain't no hiding place when the king comes along, yes

One love (hear my plea)
One heart (whoa)
Let's join together and I'll feel alright
One love (oh, Lord, have mercy)
One heart
I tell you, let's just salsabrate (let's join together)
And I will feel alright (and I'll feel alright)
Let's join together and I'll feel alright

One love
One heart
Let's join together and I'll feel alright
One love (oh, Lord)
One heart (ohh)
Let's join together and I'll feel alright
Let's join together (give thanks and Praise to the Lord)
And I'll feel alright (and I will feel alright)

I tell you, let them all pass all their dirty remarks (one love)
There is one question I'd really like to ask (one soul)
Is there a place for the hopeless sinner
Who has hurt all mankind just to save the soul?

One love (oh, Lord, have mercy)
One heart
I tell you, let's just salsabrate (let's join together)
And I will feel alright (and I'll feel alright)
One love (hear my plea)
One heart (hear my plea)
Let's join together and I'll feel alright
Let's join together (give thanks and Praise to the Lord)
And I'll feel alright (and I will feel alright)


Lyrics submitted by kevin

One Love Lyrics as written by Bob Marley

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    god does not have a concrete definition. to marley and any others who may associate themselves with a certain belief system, god might have a "religious" significance. to any others, interpret god in a more abstract way. personally, i understand god to be moral perfection, and therefore whenever marley sings "give praise to the lord" i think of it as a metaphor for his emphasis on the importance of morality, justice, pureness of heart (and all other things associated with godliness). in any case, with that said, its fairly obvious that the meaning of the song is his plea for the people of the world to discard petty differences such as race and religious differences, and concentrate on the good in humanity. create a harmonious and unified world with no hatred. one <3 ~ Che

    El_Cheon June 04, 2004   Link

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