Be Righteous

[Intro] [Chorus] Be righteous my parents said Be righteous Be righteous dem a used to say Be righteous [Verse 1] and don’t hang out too much become a real man God knows I’ve tried to follow them But I didn’t quite succeed in growing up So I guess i’ll have to try again Be patient why dem say Be patient Be patient oh dem are used to say Be patient yes love will come when you are old enough to realize Lord knows I’ve tried to sit and wait But I got tired of waiting for my fate to come So I guess I’ll have to wait until my beard’s grown long I guess i have to wait until my beard’s grown long          ohh no no no I guess i have to wait until my beard’s grown long yeh [Chorus] Be righteous why dem said Be righteous Be righteous ooh dem a used to say Be righteous [Verse 2] and don’t hang out too much become a real man God knows I’ve tried to follow them But I didn’t quite succeed in growing up So I guess i’ll have to try again Be patient why dem say Be patient Be patient be patient be patient Be patient I say there’s so much there’s so much time fi growing old there’s so much there’s so much time fi growing old And too much and too much love to stay cold And too much and too much love to stay cold No I dont want to wait until my beard’s grown long           oh no no no I dont want to wait until my beard’s grown long [Bridge] I want to find my love before the morning comes love before the morning comes I want to find my love before the morning comes ’Cause I know I’ll have to take my chance love before the morning comes i want to find my love             love before the morning comes ’Cause I know I have to take my chance [Keyboard-Solo] [Chorus] Be righteous my parents said Be righteous Be righteous ooh dem a used to say Be righteous [Outro]