Believe

Hey friend, hey friend… Do you know;
That you shall reap every seed that you sow?
Hey friend, hey friend, don’t you go
Don’t you go to that place where there’s evil by the brow

How I wish I was, in the land of the good
Where no one ever killed another for matters of food
And I’d never cheat my brother, my kin?
Just because I couldn’t fight the temptation of sin

When the clouds are out, and the Sun’s gone
Do not be sad, and be not forlorn
Forget not that each one of us is bound to die
Those who passed away, didn’t even have the time to say bye
Do not feel sorry for your state, you do not have to be
Like The king he sang, “I am the way the Good Lord made me”

Hey friend, hey friend, lead a life that’s humble
Do not ever on the path of righteousness, stumble
Hey friend, hey friend, come hold my hand
And if God wills, then by you in this life, I shall forever stand

Open up your heart, open up your soul
The truth is out there taking a stroll
Just waiting to be seen, it’s light don’t you leave
The signs are there for those who believe
Never ever will you regret this new life,
It’ll take away all the worry; it’ll take away all the strife
There’s something for everyone out there
And the joy you will find it boundless to bear

Hey friend, hey friend, let me advise
Let me show you this new premise
Hey friend, hey friend, don’t cry if life’s falling over
Hey friend, hey friend, don’t cry if it’s getting over

Remember these words in the summer
In the winters, the spring, and when the waters glimmer
Someday each one of us will get our worth
Oh yes, its true and t’was written long before our birth

Together we will live through this night
We shall emerge victorious from this unending fight
The darkness will soon be gone,
Soon there will be a new morning to call our own
Together we will survive this holocaust
And the good times are arriving fast
Oh yes the good times are arriving fast

Take the rhythm of the singing spring bird
Let your voice in the new morning be heard
Regret and repent on yesterday’s sins
And move steadily towards the heavens

Hey friend, hey friend, this life will soon end
Yes, this life will soon end, but there’s a better one just round the bend

There’ll be a better one only if in this one, you’ve been good
This is a test, yes a test to see if you’re content or do you brood
With the state that you’ve been put in now
Just remember all you have to do is to see, hear and know

Open up your heart, open up your soul
The truth is out here taking a stroll
Just waiting to be seen, it’s sight don’t you leave
The signs are there for those who believe

Hey friend, hey friend, this life will soon end
This life will soon end, but there’s a better one just round the bend
Hey friend, hey friend, fear not, farewell
And if God wills, then in heaven you will forever dwell…

—Abd elAzeez