Hold Me in Kingston

[Intro] Eh-eh One drop rolling slow On the corner where the breadfruit grow Eh-eh [Verse 1] Mango skin in your hand Bare feet in the red clay sand Mama call from the yard Say, “Come home before it get hard” Smoke from the coal pot rise Blue shirt fading in the skies You look at me and grin Like the whole long day begin [Pre-Chorus] And I feel that sway Pull me back that way When the evening come We can stay, stay, stay [Verse 2] Old bus groan by the lane Kids run through the cooling rain Bottle cap on the step Little drum where the time get kept You say, “Move with me now” Past the yam patch, past the plow Moon lean low and bright Got your name in the velvet night [Break] Hey Easy now Easy now [Pre-Chorus] And I feel that sway Pull me back that way When the evening come We can stay, stay, stay [Chorus] Hold me in Kingston Hold me right here Hold me in Kingston Make the whole thing clear Hold me in Kingston We not run from the rain Hold me in Kingston Say my name again [Bridge] If the road get rough We got enough, we got enough River keep its song And your hand keep me strong Let the doubts fall down Let the red earth hold this town [Solo] [Instrumental] [Break] Hey Na-na, na-na Hey [Verse 3] Sun on the zinc roof flash You laugh when the thunder pass Blue bucket by the door Rain drums on the wooden floor I bring two sweets for you You save one, that’s what you do Little things stay true That’s why I keep coming through [Pre-Chorus] And I feel that sway Pull me back that way When the evening come We can stay, stay, stay [Chorus] Hold me in Kingston Hold me right here Hold me in Kingston Make the whole thing clear Hold me in Kingston We not run from the rain Hold me in Kingston Say my name again [Verse 4] Night shift light in the yard Your mother singing soft and hard Porch swing moving slow Where the cool island breezes blow I got no fine gold ring Just this small and honest thing If the whole world turn You the fire that I return to [Break] Hey Easy now Easy now [Bridge] If the road get rough We got enough, we got enough River keep its song And your hand keep me strong Let the doubts fall down Let the red earth hold this town [Chorus] Hold me in Kingston Hold me right here Hold me in Kingston Make the whole thing clear Hold me in Kingston We not run from the rain Hold me in Kingston Say my name again [Solo] [Instrumental] [Break] Hey Na-na, na-na Hey [Bridge] If the road get rough We got enough, we got enough River keep its song And your hand keep me strong Let the doubts fall down Let the red earth hold this town [Pre-Chorus] And I feel that sway Pull me back that way When the evening come We can stay, stay, stay [Outro] Hold me in Kingston Hold me right here Hold me in Kingston Till the night get clear