Robert Coleman Trussell: Music

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I gave a prayer to my master but he turned his face from me
I beseeched him for guidance but he did not answer me
I'm not such a bad guy though I've done my share of sin
I gave a prayer to my master but I did not hear from him

I saw a wino on the corner throwing up with all his might
Filling up the gutter with all the dreams he had last night
He's a righteous man in his way, every single night he prays
He gives a prayer to his master but his master turns away

The preacher comes to the pulpit & he brings his holy book
He holds it up before us he say Look you sinners look
This here book's the only way you can win forgiveness for your dirty little sins
You must pray to your master & hope you catch him in

Now when you see all the people dying on the evening news
You really have to wonder if maybe the master gets the blues
Can he really always see us? Is he always really there?
Can he really always love us? Can he really always care?

Now you may seek and you may wander this crazy world through & through
Looking for the light they say the master has for you
And if the sky gives no answer & the earth gives no reply
That's alright cause you ain't the first one the master passed on by
That's alright, at least he'll know that you really tr