Lead On, I'll Follow (Belfast '71)

I have listened to the prophets and I've listened to their hymns

And I've seen their marble statues and I've heard the faithful sing

But do they live by what they're singing, would they turn the other cheek



Lead on, I'll follow, I'll find you if I can

Lead on, I'll follow, I'll find you if I can



In the churches, God is holy, and the people hide their hate

But on the roadside, He's forgotten, and God will have to wait

But how long can he suffer, and how long must he wait



Lead on, I'll follow, I'll find you if I can

Lead on, I'll follow, I'll find you if I can



And they're fighting one another with a prayer book in their hand

But with the weapon in the other, they'll never understand

And each side claim you was their God, but they take your name in vain



Lead on, I'll follow, I'll find you if I can

Lead on, I'll follow, I'll find you if I can



Stop and listen to the children, they cannot understand

They are puzzled by the fires and the marching of the band

They've longer to remember, so they will suffer most



Oh, lead on, I'll follow, I'll find you if I can

Lead on, I'll follow, I'll find you if I can

Lead on, I'll follow, I'll find you if I can