Lyrics: I could not pray I felt so dog gone Couldn't get no witness but I did not know Then a voice in a whisper said you've got to carry it on
And the news is gonna break The news is gonna break The news is gonna break that I am here
Out along the way I got so bogged down I had some business there I did not slow And a boy in the world said you've got to carry it on
And the news is gonna break The news is gonna break The news is gonna break that I am here
I'm not a messenger I'm not the passenger Got some business there but you did not know And the point of my visit, well sir, that's to carry me on
And the news is gonna break And the news is gonna break Yeah, your noose is gonna break when I am there
No Paris No Nepal No Barstow Won't be none of them at all
No Congo No Kish or Kishangargh No Memphis It doesn't matter who you are
I'm on my way I feel so dog gone Go 'bout your business but you did not know And the point if there is one, well sir That's to carry me on
And the news is gonna break (your noose is gonna break) The news is gonna break that I am here The news is gonna break that I am here And your noose is gonna break when I am there
Quotes: "I’m avoiding the space themes/astronomical themes in Frank Black and the Catholics except this one. Sounds like a religious song, but in fact... it’s inspired by religious music, but it’s not exactly a religious theme." - Frank Black, InterFM Radio interview, March 23, 1998