jordan-Joy Oladokun

[ti:jordan] [ar:Joy Oladokun] [al:jordan] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.16]jordan - Joy Oladokun [00:00.61]Lyrics by：Olubukola Ayodele Oladokun [00:01.35]Composed by：Olubukola Ayodele Oladokun [00:21.06]They drowned me in the Jordan [00:24.11]Then they tried to wash me clean [00:31.24]They got the stains out [00:34.09]But now it's too d**n hard to breathe [00:41.14]They told me he's a good Lord [00:43.66]As they tied the shackles to my feet [00:51.20]They drowned me in the Jordan [00:53.68]And then they walked away from me [01:01.31]I washed up on the shores alone [01:04.12]In a tattered wedding gown [01:10.98]Disillusioned and hardened [01:13.72]Everything I'd known had let me down down down [01:21.40]That is where you found me [01:24.00]Grace and whisky on your breath [01:30.91]You pulled me back on my feet [01:33.68]And taught me how to dance again [01:37.46]Now we're building our own promised land [01:43.46]On this new ground we stand [01:47.75]God bless the work of our hands [01:53.55]And make good on our plans [01:57.24]'Cause now I've found love [01:58.80]There's no turning back [02:04.04]Oh oh oh oh [02:11.19]I don't feel so young now [02:16.13]Gave the best years of my life away [02:21.16]I tried to build an institution [02:23.91]Instead of tryna keep the faith [02:31.36]If you'd been the one [02:34.01]You loved me though I was not lovely or deserving [02:41.00]You kissed the curse from my lips [02:43.86]And taught them to rejoice again [02:47.12]Now we're building our own promised land [02:53.64]On this new ground we stand [02:57.91]God bless the work of our hands [03:03.64]And make good on our plans [03:07.40]'Cause now I've found love [03:08.89]There's no turning back [03:47.45]Now I've found love [03:49.12]There's no turning back