Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song 99 and 1/2, artist - Mavis Staples.
Date of issue: 23.04.2007
Song language: English
99 and 1/2 |
Well, I’m runnin' |
I’m tryin' to make 100 |
99 and ½, it won’t do |
I’m runnin', runnin' for freedom y’all |
Cause 99 and ½ just won’t do |
Now, if your God won’t help you |
You better try mine |
My God is a freedom God |
He’ll make a way for you |
In a weary land |
He’ll give you rest |
When you’re tired |
Protect you on a danger zone |
He’ll guide you down a rugged road |
And bring you out on the bright side |
I’m runnin' |
Tryin' to make 100 |
99 and a half, it just won’t do |
It’s a rough and uphill journey |
Lord, I’m tryin to make 100 |
99 and ½, it won’t do, no, no |
Down in Mississippi |
It just won’t do |
Brothers in jail |
It just won’t do |
Uneducated children |
It just won’t do |
It’s the 21st century |
It just won’t do |
It feels like it’s 1960 |
It just won’t do |
Broken levies |
It just won’t do |
Lyin' politicians |
It just won’t do |
Runnin' through hatred |
It just won’t do |
Homeless babies |
It just won’t do |
Freedom now |
Lord, I’m runnin' |
I’m tryin' to make 100 |
Cause 99 and ½ just won’t do |
Aha, my God’s a freedom God |
My God is a peaceful God |
He’s a livin' God |
And He’s a merciful God |
He has a kingdom, you know |
And a city called Heaven |
12 gates to that city |
24 elders in the city |
48 angels in the city |
The streets are paved with gold |
Have you heard of a city? |
And don’t you wanna go? |
The address is 100, I gotta make 100 |
You see, I got 99 and ½ |
But it just ain’t quite enough |
I wanna go to that city |
City called Heaven |
No more cryin', no more hatred |
Always Howdy, howdy, howdy |
And never Goodbye |
Oh, that city |
Come on, don’t you wanna go? |
I tell ya, the address is 100, 100, 100 |
See, 99 and ½, it just won’t do |
No, no, no, no, no |
99 and ½, it just won’t do |
I’m here to tell ya that 99 and ½ |
99 and ½ |
99 and ½, it just won’t do |
I can’t use it |