Street Corner Preacher

He got a new mercy, a new grace Street corner preacher with the angry face He got 2 years off for good behavior Back in the neighborhood working for the savior That's two old ladies and a junkie now, now He can see for sure that his work is cut out Though he walks through the shadows he won't fear his neighbor Back in the neighborhood working for the savior Bau bau, put it on back Ah put it in Ah bau bau, put it ooh bop Ah put it in Ah bau bau, put it ooh bop Ah put it in Ah, bau bau, ya ya Well, he understands the need for living it large But it's hard to get a job with a felony charge Now he's working in a hospital washing dishes Walking through the fields of the lost inhibitions There is death everywhere, the new benediction To save the liver from awaking death is his conviction The eyes of man, well he seeks no favor Back in the neighborhood working for the savior But there's a whole lotta trouble all around Every night the same old siren sound There's a whole lotta trouble all around Children, soldiers in this battle ground Ah put it in Ah bau bau, put 'em bop Ah put it in Ah bau bau, put 'em bop Ah put it in A bau bau, ya ya Well, a new sun and a second chance He unbolts the door and hops over the fence Young woman with a baby that her daddy gave her Back in the neighborhood working for the savior But all around the war rages on Burnt out houses with the front door gone Well, his faith is his fountain, his love is his labor Back in the neighborhood working for the savior Whoa, yeah, ahh Bau, bau, put it on back Ah put it in Ah bau bau, put it ooh bop Ah put it in Ah bau bau, put it ooh bop Ah put it in Ah, bau bau, ya ya He got a new mercy, a new grace Street corner preacher with the angry face He got 2 years off for good behavior Back in the neighborhood working for the savior