Oh — I sat down upon the church house steps
I sat down upon the church house steps
I sat down upon the church house
Down upon the church house steps

With all my hopes and dreams
All of my regrets

Oh — I sat down upon the church house steps
I sat down upon the church house steps
I sat down
I sat down upon the church house steps

With all I have lost
And with all I have been blessed

Oh — I sat down
Oh — I sat down
Oh — I sat down upon
I sat down upon the church house steps

I reached to the sky
As I hung my head and wept
Oh — I wept

Oh — I sat down
Oh — I sat down
I sat down
Oh — I sat down

If these wings should fail me
(Won't you) meet me with another pair
...


Notes

Ben Harper wrote this song a long time ago. He played it 6 times on stage (between 1994 and 1996) before the recording of There Will Be A Light.

*05/13/94
Fillmore: San Francisco, CA.
*07/16/94
Belgium Rhythm 'n' Blues Festival: Peer, Belgium.
*10/19/94
Club Metronome: Burlington, VT.
*02/27/95
Club Quattro: Tokyo, Japan.
*01/10/96
Richard's on Richards: Vancouver, Canada.
*01/12/96
Club Moe: Seattle, WA.
— source : benharper.net


Original lyrics

I sat down upon the church house steps
I sat down upon the church house steps
I sat down upon the church house
Down upon the church house steps

As I watched the world in sin
I hung my head and I wept
I wept

I sat down upon the church house steps
Down upon the church house steps
I sat down upon the church house
Down upon the church house steps

As the spirit was a God
Or man who made this mess
Made this mess

I sat down upon the church house steps
I sat down upon the church house steps
I sat down upon the church house
Down upon the church house steps

With all my hopes in dreams
My sorrows and my regrets
My regrets

Oh - I sat down
Oh - I sat down
I sat down upon the church house
Down upon the church house steps

For I know some day is coming
Oh - now I will be
Be god-blessed
I'll be god - be god - be god - be god
Be god - be god-blessed


Also appears on

Live at the Apollo - album 2005 - Virgin Records America, Inc.