Belshazzar

歌詞

Well the Bible tells us about a man Who ruled Babylon and all it's land Around the city he built a wall And declared that Babylon would never fall He had concubines and wives He called his Babylon "Paradise" On his throne he drank and ate But for Belshazzer it was getting late For he was weighed in the balance and found wanting His kingdom was divided, couldn't stand He was weighed in the balance and found wanting His houses were built upon the sand The people feast and drank their wine And praised the false gods of his time All holy things were scorned and mocked But suddenly all their mocking stopped For on the wall there appeared a hand Nothing else, there was no man And but, the hand began to write And Belshazzar couldn't hide his fright For he was weighed in the balance and found wanting His kingdom was divided, couldn't stand He was weighed in the balance and found wanting His houses were built upon the sand Well no one around could understand What was written by the mystic hand Belshazzar tried but couldn't find A man who could give him piece of mind But Daniel the prophet, the man of God He saw the writing on the wall in blood Belshazzar asked him what it said And Daniel turned to the wall and read "My friend your weighed in the balance and found wanting Your kingdom was divided, it can't stand Your weighed in the balance and found wanting Your houses were built upon the sand" Don't call my name out your window, I'm leaving I won't even turn my head Don't send your kin folks to give me no talkin' I'll be gone like I said You'd say the same old things that you've been saying all along Lay there in your bed and keep your mouth shut 'til I'm gone Don't give me that old familiar cryin' cussin' moan, Understand your man (I'm tired of your badmouthin') Understand your man. You can give my other suits to the Salvation Army And everything else I leave behind. I ain't takin' nothing that'll slow down my travelin' While I'm untanglin' my mind. I ain't gonna repeat what I said anymore While I'm breathin' air that ain't been breathed before I'll be as gone as a wild goose in winter Then you'll understand your man (meditate on it) Understand your man (you hear me talkin') Understand your man (remember what I told ya)