The Journey Now Start [Song]

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THE JOURNEY NOW START
By Christopher "Tambu" Herbert (1989)

The journey, [the journey] the journey...[the journey]
The journey now start, the journey it now start

Wo yo yo yo, wo yo yo yo, wo yo yo yo, wo yo yoh

I was drifting on a lonely sea
When a voice kept calling out to me [Keep on calling, calling, calling]
I was shaking like a frightened child [I was shaking, shaking, shaking]
Who was out in the cold and had nowhere to hide
I heard, "Son, son, come, come, come. Don't be afraid.
You just started your mission, the waters will be rough
Have faith and you will make it all the way up."

'Cause the journey now start, the journey it now start
The journey now start, the journey it now start
Sonny, do not give up, don't let up
For you were put here to survive
You are in charge of your life
Never look back, look ahead
Never say die 'til you dead...children
[The journey now start] I say to travel on [the journey it now start] I say to travel on
[The journey now start] I say to travel on [the journey it now start]

When you're reaching out towards your goal
[When you're reaching, reaching, reaching]
You may stumble and fall but don't give up at all...no
[Don't you give up] oh no, no, no [do not give up]
Friends will smile and talk with you yet stab you in the back...ha ha
They will do anything to get you off your track
You must fight, fight, fight, fight, fight.
Fight with all your might
To stand up to your trials regardless of the strain
Sometimes there will be darkness but light will shine again.

'Cause the journey now start, the journey it now start
The journey now start, the journey it now start
Sonny, do not give up, don't let up
For you were put here to survive
You are in charge of your life
Never look back, look ahead
Never say die 'til you dead...children yeah
[The journey now start] I say to travel on [the journey it now start] I say to travel on
[The journey now start] I say to travel on [the journey it now start]travel on

Ay ya yay yay yo, ay ya yay yay yo
Ay ya yay yay yo, ay ya yay yay yo
Ay ya yay yay yo, ay ya yay yay yo
Ay ya yay yay yo, ay ya yay yay yo

Wo yo yo yo, wo yo yo yo, wo yo yo yo, wo yo yoh

In your life son there'll be ups and downs...yeah
Just believe in yourself, you'll weather every storm
Life is what you make of it, so just get up and do
Reach out for your dreams and make them all come through...yeah
Life, life, life, life, life.
Life's no easy game
See yourself as a winner, be not afraid to try
You will learn from your mistakes
Keep reaching to the sky

The journey now start, the journey it now start
The journey now start, the journey it now start
Sonny, do not give up, don't let up
For you were put here to survive
You are in charge of your life
Never look back, look ahead
Never say die 'til you dead...children
The journey now start, the journey it now start
The journey now start, the journey it now start

Wo yo yo yo, wo yo yo yo, wo yo yo, wo

Ay ya yay yay yo, ay ya yay yay yo
Ay ya yay yay yo, ay ya yay yay yo

[The journey now start] I say to travel on [the journey it now start] I say to travel on
[The journey now start] I say to travel on [the journey it now start]
The journey now start, the journey it now start
The journey now start, the journey it now start....

Have faith in yourself and travel on
Believe in yourself and travel on
Reach out for your dreams, keep moving on
Never give up, keep moving up
Reach to the sky, keep moving on
Believe in yourself and travel on
Have faith in yourself and travel on, and travel on...

This additional verse sung at Dimanche Gras

That voice told me go back to my land
And proclaim each word to each and every one
Tell them take heed, for the time has come
For them to be strong and keep on holding on
Go, go, go, my son [go, go, go, my son]
Let your voice be heard
Every one seems so bitter because the pressure is on
Tell them life is a journey and the journey must go on.

The journey now start, the journey it now start
The journey now start, the journey it now start
Sonny, do not give up, don't let up
For you were put here to survive
You are in charge of your life
Never look back, look ahead
Never say die 'til you dead...children
[The journey now start] I say to travel on
[The journey it now start] I say to travel on
[The journey now start] I say to travel on
[The journey it now start]

Ay ya yay yay yo, ay ya yay yay yo
Ay ya yay yay yo, ay ya yay yay yo
Ay ya yay yay yo, ay ya yay yay yo
Ay ya yay yay yo, ay ya yay yay yo

The journey now start, the journey it now start
The journey now start, the journey it now start
[The journey now start, the journey it now start]
The journey now start, the journey it now start
[The journey now start, the journey it now start]
The journey now start, the journey it now start
The journey now start, the journey it now start
The journey now start, the journey it now start....

Source: The lyrics posted on this blog are transcribed directly from performances. Although it is my intention to faithfully transcribe I do not get all the words and I have a knack for hearing the wrong thing. Please feel free to correct me or to fill in the words that I miss by dropping me a message via e-mail. I'd be forever grateful. Thanks in advance!
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A Note From The Gull

Thank you, Christopher "Tambu" Herbert.

"...do not give up, don't let up
For you were put here to survive
You are in charge of your life
Never look back, look ahead
Never say die 'til you dead..."

"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare