Ahmen
[Verse 1]
Black dirt, ever more
Black dirt, I will follow
In the slough is hidden thorns
Woe is me, I am woe
Switchback, no mountain path
This mountain shakes me down below
Voices call from the mountain top
They said, "This way you cannot go"

[Chorus 1]
By land and by water (water)
Through the wilderness wander (wander)
By land and by water (water)
Through the wilderness wander (wander)

[Verse 2]
I try to sneak upon the land
By the water, I approach
Hard-hewn from sticking high
I squat in the hull of my boat
Then it's wham-bam against the land
My boat grows a hole
Voices call from the [?] cliffs
They said, "This way you cannot go"
[Chorus 2]
By land and by water (water)
Through thе wilderness wander (wandеr)
By land and by water (water)
Through the wilderness wander (wander)

[Spoken]
Come again by the mountain, I lost my way
So I came by the water which washed all my dirt
And I suppose I looked different, being washed so clean
I know I need a new approach

[Verse 3]
I think to approach through the wilderness
And I come upon that goat
Perched on his soapbox, he stares at me
And in his mouth is Yeshua's clothes
So I pin them to my skin
And this robe hangs too low
We wander through the wilderness
And I ride upon the back of the goat

[Chorus 3]
By land and by water (water)
Through the wilderness wander (wander)
By land and by water (water)
Through the wilderness wander (wander)
[Spoken]
You people don't appreciate me
Or appreciate what I've been through
Anyone who needs a "thank you" doesn't deserve it
But, people, I hope you know I appreciate you

[Bridge]
Thank you for what might have been
Thank you for what I don't know
But thank you just the same
That's how he raised me
But you done knocked me low
And then said it may be a while
'Fore when I can get home
But if I ever come to my people's land
Well, they know, I will let them go

[Chorus 4]
By land and by water (water)
Through the wilderness wander (wander)
By land and by water (water)
Through the wilderness wander (wander)

[Coda]
Amen (amen)
Amen (amen)
Amen (amen)
Amen (amen)
Amen (amen)
Amen (amen)
Amen (amen)
I want to be your amen