Back way, reggae love, we're the back way, reggae You say back away, reggae on the gorge We go sneaking through the back door in the dead of day Back way, reggae love, back away, reggae You say back away from that door, what for? Well, I went to the dance hall, Lord, but the dance hall was empty I took a walk out the back way, a little walk down the alley There was a man on the corner there, dressed in a one-drop play And in his blood from his fingertips I saw from the words he was saying He staged all the words created, never seemed to fit the feeling Even in love and hatred, never fit the way that I feel Back way, reggae You say back away, reggae on the gorge We go sneaking through the back door in the dead of night Back way, reggae love, back away, reggae You say back away from that door, what for? Well, I'm walking all alone on my own way home with a lonesome spirit But I see the people living next to one another, wonder how I'm gonna sing it So I walk down the alley, just like a soul from the valley Because you can't put the message on this man, the man's got to live it and live it his self Poets and preachers, philosophers and teachers Wouldn't fill you up with more than teaching, but never seen the sight that you miss Back way, reggae You say back away, reggae on the gorge We snuck in through the back door but we paid the cost Back way, reggae love, back away, reggae You say back away from that door, what for? Back way, reggae Back way, reggae love, back away, reggae Lying in bed, I scratch my head It was life and death just there in my head Lord, my mouth is dry, I've got work tomorrow Here I lie in a heart of sorrow Back way, reggae Back way, reggae love, back away, reggae Lying in bed, I scratch my head It was life and death just there in my head Lord, my mouth is dry, I've got work tomorrow Here I lie in a heart of sorrow Back way, reggae Back way, reggae love, back away, reggae Lying in bed, I scratch my head It was life and death just there in my head Lord, my mouth is dry, I've got work tomorrow