Hey Baby - Stephen Marley, Mos Def

I’ve been gone a while away from you when I hope you overstand

That I’ve got to do what I must do to be a better man

'Cause if I was just to act a fool, do nothing with myself

Then all my blessings would be cursed, my world would crumble in

It’s a joy when I sit down and think of the good times that we had

And what we do to make it through when the good turns to the bad

Well I hope you’ll find it in your heart to know these words are true

And please don’t fuss because I must go do what I must do

Hey baby don’t you worry, even though the road is rocky

I’ll be coming home to you again

If you thought that I was lost,

I had to bear my cross

Now I’m free from all these chains

A time, a space, a different place, how perfect we might be

I would be the wind that blows, you’d be that willow tree

And I could never bear the thought of you not by my side

So I would be the warmth of day, you’d be the cool of night

And everyday I pray to Jah that one day you will see

And overstand the fact I must fulfill my destiny

I hope you find it in your heart and know these words are true

And please don’t cry — you know that I must do what I must do

Hey baby don’t you worry, even though the road is rocky

I’ll be coming home to you again

If you thought that I was lost,

I had to bear my cross

Now I’m free from all these chains

Well then it’s not easy,

Jah knows how I try, I try

So don’t you get weary (Oh God)

Jah knows how I try, I try

And God knows, that life is one big road

With a lot of signs and turns and twist and curves

Even though the road is rocky

But maintain the ride and keep on rocking

From city to city, backyard to yard

And we be seeing the sights and standing under the lights

And the spot is hot it’s cold and lonely at nights

And I’m feenin and I’m dreaming and I’m holding you tight

But hold on, every single road I rode on

Comes to an end and I’m back home again

So baby please don’t cry

It’s no valley low and it’s no mountain high

And our love don’t die with the passage of time

It just grow more, it just keep strong

And even though I’m gone I ain’t moving too far

You’re the light through the dark shining right through my heart

So my journey just start

Hey baby don’t you worry, even though the road is rocky

I’ll be coming home to you again

If you thought that I was lost,

I had to bear my cross

Now I’m free from all these chains

And if you thought that I was lost,

I have to bear my cross

Now I’m free from all these chains