Bang A Drum - Chris LeDoux

(Jon Bon Jovi)

I went to see the preacher, to teach me how to pray 
He looked at me and smiled, then that preacher turned away 
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'll say, Amen." 

Bang a drum for the sinners, bang a drum for your 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 

Well I called upon my brother, just the other day 
He said, "Jon, I'm gonna die if I don't start to live again. 
I work each day and night like clockwork, just tryin' to make ends meet. 
Well I could kick this bad world's ass if I could just get on my feet." 

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 your 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 
But I'm gonna die believin, with each step that I take 
Ain't worth the ground that I walk if we don't walk it our own way 

I don't claim to be a wise man, a poet, or a Saint 
Just another man who's searchin' for a better way 
But my heart beats loud as thunder, for the things that I believe 
Sometimes I want to run for cover, sometimes I want to scream 

Bang a drum for the tomorrow, bang a drum for the past 
Bang a drum for heroes, who 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 cry 
Bang a drum bang it loudly, or as soft as you need 

But as long as my heart keeps on banging, I've got a reason to believe