i could not pray
i felt so dog gone
couldn't get no witness
but i did not know
then a voice in a whisper said you've gotta carry it on
and the news is gonna break
the news is gonna break
the news is gonna break that i am here
whoa
out along the way
i got so bogged down
i had some business there
i did not slow
and a boy in the world said you've gotta carry it on
and the news is gonna break
the news is gonna break
the news is gonna break that i am here
whoa
i'm not a messenger
i'm not the passenger
got some business there
but you did not know
and the point of my visit
well
sir
that's to carry me on
and the news is gonna break
the news is gonna break
yeah
your noose is gonna break when i am there
whoa
no paris
and no nepal
no barstow
won't be none of them at all
no congo
no kish or kishangargh
no memphis
it doesn't matter who you are
i'm on my way
i feel so dog gone
go 'bout your business
but you did not know
and the point
if there is one
well
sir
that's to carry me on
and the news is gonna break
yeah
the news is gonna break that i am here
whoa
the news is gonna break that i am here
whoa
and your noose is gonna break when i am there