Aug. 20th, 2007

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Well, I'm runnin'
I'm tryin' to make 100
99 and 1/2, it won't do
I'm runnin', runnin' for freedom y'all
Cause 99 and 1/2 just won't do
Now, if your God won't help you you better try mine
My God is a freedom God
He'll make a way for you, In a weary land,
He'll give you rest, When you're tired,
Protect you on a danger zone
He'll guide you down a rugged road
And bring you out on the bright side

I'm runnin'
Tryin' to make 100
99 and a half, it just won't do
It's a rough and uphill journey
Lord, I'm tryin to make 100
99 and 1/2, it won't do, no, no

Down in Mississippi
(It just won't do)
Brothers in jail
(It just won't do)
Uneducated children
(It just won't do)
It's the 21st century
(It just won't do)
It feels like it's 1960
(It just won't do)
Broken levies
(It just won't do)
Lyin' politicians
(It just won't do)
Runnin' through hatred
(It just won't do)
Homeless babies
(It just won't do)
Freedom now
Freedom now
Freedom now

Lord, I'm runnin'
I'm tryin' to make 100
Cause 99 and 1/2 just won't do
Aha, my God's a freedom God!
My God is a peaceful God!
He's a livin' God
And He's a merciful God
He has a kingdom, you know
And a city called Heaven
12 gates to that city 24 elders in the city 48 angels in the city
The streets are paved with gold
Have you heard of a city? And don't you wanna go?
The address is 100, I gotta make 100
You see, I got 99 and 1/2
But it just ain't quite enough
I wanna go to that city
City called Heaven
No more cryin', no more hatred
Always Howdy, howdy, howdy,
And never Goodbye

Oh, that city
Come on, don't you wanna go?
I tell ya, the address is 100, 100, 100
See, 99 and 1/2, it just won't do
No, no, no, no, no
99 and 1/2, it just won't do
I'm here to tell ya that 99 and 1/2,
99 and 1/2,
99 and 1/2, it just won't do
I can't use it

This morning's reprinting of lyrics courtesy of Mavis Staples' latest, inspired, We'll Never Turn Back.

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