Long Road to Zion

Gonna go strap up me boots and be on’ my way
There’s nothing you can do, nothing you can say
It’s ‘gon fo’ take a long time fo’ find a way
To peace and love and happiness fo’eva Irie
But if you stay on the path, of the righteous man, say
One day you ‘gon find your own promised land, and
Wherever that may be, for you and me, say
You always have fo’ fight fo’ equality
So go walk on, say go walk on my bruddah
I know you ‘gon find you way, yeah
So go walk on, say go walk on my sistah
You ‘gon fo’ get there some day
‘cause it’s a long road to Zion
But we go fo’ get there someday
Said it’s a long road to Zion, yeah
Say will you come with me
Coming ‘a tell you that many men, said them evil men ‘gon try fo’ stop ya
But you no can, say you no can let them block ya
Said what we walk is long and treacherous
But there’s a heart of a lion in all of us
So hear my roar, and heed my call
The world has got to change
So hear my roar, and heed my call
We got to stay Irie
‘cause it’s a long road to Zion
But we go fo’ get there someday
Said it’s a long road to Zion, yeah
Say will you come with me
And me don’t know ‘way you come but if you come with me
I promise that this love ya’have it ‘gon set you free
And if you ever get lost this love ‘gon guide your way
And if you ever need help this love ‘gon save the day
And when Babylon it coming down on you
I promise that this love ya’have it ‘gon get you thru
And when you lose all the will to go on
I promise that this love ya’have it ‘gon keep you strong
So go walk on, say go walk on my bruddah
I know you ‘gon find you way
So go walk on, say go walk on my sistah
You ‘gon fo’ get there some day
‘cause it’s a long road to zion
But we go fo’ get there someday
Said it’s a long road to zion, yeah
Say will you come with me
‘cause it’s a long road to zion
But we go fo’ get there someday
Said it’s a long road to zion, yeah
Say will you come with me
Say now will you come with me
Say now will you come with me
Say now will you come with me
Say now will you come with me