Bang A Drum
Jon Bon Jovi"Bang A Drum" is a song by Jon Bon Jovi, released in 1990 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:10 long and contains 60 lines and 355 words.
Lyrics
0:22I went to see the preacher
0:24To teach me how to pray
0:27He looked at me and smiled
0:29Then the preacher turned away
0:32He said if you want to tell him something
0:35You ain't gotta fold your hands
0:37Say it with your heart
0:39Your soul and believe it
0:40And I'd say amen
0:43Bang a drum for the sinners
0:46Bang a drum for the sins
0:48Bang a drum for the losers
0:51And those who win
0:54Bang a drum bang it loudly
0:57Or as soft as you need
0:59Bang a drum for yourself son
1:02And a drum for me
1:12I called upon my brother just the
1:23Other day he said：John I'm gonna
1:26Die if I don't start to live again
1:30I work each day and night like clockwork
1:33Just trying to make ends meet
1:35I could kick this bad world's a*s
1:38If I could just get on my feet
1:41I'd bang a drum for the dying
1:43Bang a drum for the truth
1:46Bang a drum for the innocence
1:49Lost in our youth
1:52Bang a drum bang it loudly
1:55Or as soft as you need
1:57Bang a drum for you brother
2:00And a drum for me
2:04I don't know where all the rivers run
2:08I don't know how far I don't know how come
2:13But I'm gonna die believin'
2:16Each step that I take
2:18Ain't worth the ground that
2:21I walk on
2:21If we don't walk it our
2:23Own way
2:50No I don't claim to be a Wiseman
2:52A poet or a saint
2:55I'm just another man who's searching
2:58For a better way
3:01But my heart beats loud as thunder
3:03For the things that I believe
3:05Sometimes I wanna run for cover
3:09Sometimes I want to scream
3:11Bang a drum for tomorrow
3:14Bang a drum for the past
3:17Bang a drum for the heroes
3:20That won't come back
3:22Bang a drum for the promise
3:25Bang a drum for the lies
3:27Bang a drum for the lovers
3:30And the tears they've cried
3:33Bang a drum bang it loudly
3:36Or as soft as you need
3:40But as long as my heart keeps on bangin'
4:10I got a reason to believe
I went to see the preacher To teach me how to pray He looked at me and smiled Then the preacher turned away He said if you want to tell him something You ain't gotta fold your hands Say it with your heart Your soul and believe it And I'd say amen Bang a drum for the sinners Bang a drum for the sins Bang a drum for the losers And those who win Bang a drum bang it loudly Or as soft as you need Bang a drum for yourself son And a drum for me I called upon my brother just the Other day he said：John I'm gonna Die if I don't start to live again I work each day and night like clockwork Just trying to make ends meet I could kick this bad world's a*s If I could just get on my feet I'd bang a drum for the dying Bang a drum for the truth Bang a drum for the innocence Lost in our youth Bang a drum bang it loudly Or as soft as you need Bang a drum for you brother And a drum for me I don't know where all the rivers run I don't know how far I don't know how come But I'm gonna die believin' Each step that I take Ain't worth the ground that I walk on If we don't walk it our Own way No I don't claim to be a Wiseman A poet or a saint I'm just another man who's searching For a better way But my heart beats loud as thunder For the things that I believe Sometimes I wanna run for cover Sometimes I want to scream Bang a drum for tomorrow Bang a drum for the past Bang a drum for the heroes That won't come back Bang a drum for the promise Bang a drum for the lies Bang a drum for the lovers And the tears they've cried Bang a drum bang it loudly Or as soft as you need But as long as my heart keeps on bangin' I got a reason to believe
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