This one's for the neglected and the rejected I'm cruising home on my skateboard Coming from a political protest (protest)
I see the ones that I abhor And they're surrounding me with violence (violence) They hit me in the head And then they pulled my dreads It's such a dreadful day (dreadful) And they leave me for dead In a pool of red All I can do is pray
The good Samaritan, Samaritan Are you a good Samaritan The good Samaritan, Samaritan Are you a good Samaritan
I see a priest, but he looks the other way In a hurry just to hear a confession (confession) A politician full of empty promises Says he'll help once he wins the election (election)
So as I lie and about to die With no help from a passerby Lord, I cry but they all deny Just walk away and turn a blind eye
But then here comes a guy He is my enemy So much to my surprise He doesn't turn away
The good Samaritan, Samaritan Are you a good Samaritan? The good Samaritan, Samaritan Better know a good Samaritan
He took me to the hospital And paid for all my bills I thought he was my enemy - yeah
So all along the news was wrong For he's the only one To care for me, yeah
So many people crying out for help But nobody wants to help them (help them) It seems everyone is looking out for themselves It's such a selfish system (system)
The good Samaritan, Samaritan Are you a good Samaritan I need to know a good Samaritan, Samaritan Better know a good Samaritan
They want to turn us against our brothers And to keep us focused on ourselves They try to train us to hate each other But turn to them and offer help, help
The good Samaritan, Samaritan Are you a good Samaritan The good Samaritan, Samaritan Better know a good Samaritan Ay ay ay ay
Do unto others As you'd have them do to you Be a good Samaritan, yeah So Jah say: Do unto others As you'd have them do to you Be a good Samaritan, woah