Jon Bon Jovi Bang A Drum Lyrics

Bang A Drum Lyrics

I went to see the preacher to teach me how to pray 
He looked at me and smiled 
Then that 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 
Ooh, let me hear you say yeah (yeah), hallelujah, amen 

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 as* 
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 
Well 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 way 

[Guitar solo] (ooh...)

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 (I got a reason to believe) 

(Yeah, yeah, oh yeah, yeah, hallelujah, amen) 
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) oh yeah 
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) hallelujah, amen 
Come on now (yeah) yeah (yeah) oh yeah 
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) hallelujah, amen 
All right girls (yeah) brother (yeah) yeah (yeah) oh yeah 
Let me hear you say yeah (yeah) hallelujah, amen