Soul Patrol - Lyrics

SOUL PATROL

By: Tim Sweeney

Copyright, 2003, 2011 Timothy J. Sweeney (all rights reserved)

Verse #1

Thirty years ago, I was a litlle baby

My cradle rockin to and fro

I remember the time, my daddy made a tent

With a blanket thrown across the door

Now I’m sittin’ all alone a wishin and a wonderin

Just why he had to go

But my daddy is a friend, a teacher and a counselor

He’s working with the soul patrol

CHORUS

Workin with the soul man

Workin with the soul baby

Workin with the soul patrol

Working and a-watchin, watchin and a-workin

As he did so long ago

And every damn straight time, you hear a tune or rhyme

As your walkin on down the road

You know he’s

Workin with the soul man

Workin with the soul baby

Workin with the soul patrol

Verse #2

Met a few girls and some of them were lovers

As I made my way through school

Sought out his advice whenever I had trouble

And he taught me ‘bout the golden rule

Often got the gold but mostly got the shaft

From my lovers all along the road

But my daddy is a friend, a teacher and a counselor

He’s working with the soul patrol

CHORUS

Workin with the soul man

Workin with the soul baby

Workin with the soul patrol

Workin and a-watchin, watchin and a-workin

As he did so long ago

And every damn straight time, you hear a tune or rhyme

As your walkin on down the road

You know he’s

Workin with the soul man

Workin with the soul baby

Workin with the soul patrol

BRIDGE

I can see him sittin in the window

I can see him standin by the door

I can see him smokin on the front step

 But I don’t see him anymore, and

 I can hear him whisper in the morning

As the dew rolls over the lawn

I can hear him laughin in the evening

I can hear him in this song

Solo - Instrumental

Verse #3

Now that I’m a father, with my little children

I wonder if they’ll ever know

All the hope and love, the faith and all the confidence

He nurtured in me long ago

But every time they need his wisdom or his guidance

Well, they know just where to go

Cause my Daddy is a friend, a teacher and a counselor

He’ workin with the soul patrol

CHORUS

Workin with the soul man

Workin with the soul baby

Workin with the soul patrol

Workin and a-watchin, watchin and a-workin

As he did so long ago

And every damn straight time, you hear a tune or rhyme

As your walkin on down the road

You know he’s

Workin with the soul man

Workin with the soul baby

Workin with the soul patrol

You know he’s

Workin with the soul man

Workin with the soul baby

Workin with the soul patrol...