THE LEGEND OF DIMAS SALABERRIOS
Apr 18th, 2010 by mr.b
This is the legend of Dimas Salaberrios
Listen up good dudes – ‘cause this is serious
The punk becomes the man
The fool becomes wise
And ends up preaching to the Stony Point guys
The legend got started when Dimas was born
He was 6 foot tall – like a stalk of corn
Dimas grew up in the usual way
Thinking only of himself
Going his own way
He was running with the crowd of ill repute
He was doing any drug he could smoke or shoot
Beating up the boys that he didn’t like
Hitting on the girls then taking a hike
He was rapping up a storm that was fast and loud
He was saying anything that would please the crowd
He was cussing
He was fussing
He was doing his thing
He was selling his soul to make the cell phone ring
All his pockets were full of money
On his left & right there was a real hot honey
He had everything that a man could want
Showing off everything a man could flaunt
But on the inside Dimas was nothing but void
His heart was empty and his mood annoyed
He tried everything that a man could try
Nothing he would do could ever satisfy
Like King Solomon
He can’t get no satisfaction
He can’t get no satisfaction
He can’t get no satisfaction
When he was riding ‘round the world
He was doing this and he signing that
He was trying to make some girl
Telling him baby come back next week
‘Cause I see you’re on a losing streak
You can’t get no…
Oh no, no, no
Hey, hey, hey
That’s what I say
He was living the life – but it was a lie
Dimas, the legend, was ready to die
There was too much pain
There was too much sin
Enough’s enough
Why not just cash in?
But one day when Dimas was out on a limb
He remembered that Jesus Christ died for him
Jesus lived the life that Dimas should have tried
And Jesus died the death Dimas should have died
And on that day Dimas fell to his knee
Asking God to save him
Begging please, please, please
Please, please, please
Please, please, please
The rest of the story is his to tell
Serving the Lord & staying out of hell
The living legend lives on today
Preaching the Gospel in the Bronx River way
Loving the Church like it was his wife
Living the dream of abundant life
We’re real glad to have him preach to us
Long as he don’t go old school and cuss
So come on Legend
Don’t be egregious
Open your Bible
And tell us about Jesus
Come on, Dimas Salaberrios
Dimas Salaberrios
- Many thanks to Brad Howren,who helped me record this song to welcome Dimas Salaberrios to the Men’s Spring Retreat at Bear Creek Lake State Park in 2010. It’s kind of rough, but I hope you get the idea & enjoy it….M. Bryant
