Lou Johnson - The Beat Lyrics
In the beginning was the beatAnd the beat was strongIt was kicked around, stuck in the ground, pulled back up,Stuck in an evening gown, tuxedo, bow tieBut it was still funkyAnd it went on and onAnd on and onAnd onIt goes on and onIt goes on and onIt goes on and onIt goes on and onNow I’m not on the same waysBut I’m gonna tell you what it wasYou know the beat was here long before NoahSo it must a have survived the floodDistant brother from upholstered wingsStarted weeping in a homely starEver since then and up until nowIt surely did a great big jobHey heavy skinned brotherLook what you have done to the worldThrough your miseryYou brought joy to the worldSome think they want itBut it’s after you have done itSome folks think they got a brand new thingBut it’s two years on and they…Oooo that hurtsHey yeah it hurtsMmmm mmm mmmRight on right on right onI’m not trying to change one thingBecause time marches onI just wanna put the record straightAnd put the things where they belongThat is soulful beats that they hearin’ so muchMust have begun some whereTo be so strong in the house of peopleI don’t know coz I never been thereHow do you think you can shout the blues?When the blues not a part of theWho's not a part of the bluesNot a part of the you(Not a part of the blues)What a better youTo the fight the pain you doBut don’t try to name itAnd don’t try to claim itAnd now, now, nowHmmm mmmIt goes on and onGoes on and on
