Something To Believe In

Will i see him on the tv

Preachin' 'bout the promised land

He tells me to believe in jesus

And steals the money from my hand



Some say he was a good man

But lord i think he sinned, yeah



Twenty-two years of mental tears

Cries a suicidal vietnam vet

Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore

To find his country didn't want him back



Their bullets took his best friend in saigon

Our lawyers took his wife and kids, no regrets

In a time i don't remember

In a war he can't forget



He cried "forgive me for what i've done there

Cause i never meant the things i did"



Chorus:

And give me something to believe in

If there's a lord above

And give me something to believe in

Oh, lord arise



My best friend died a lonely man

In some palm springs hotel room

I got the call last christmas eve

And they told me the news



I tried all night not to break down and cry

As the tears rolled down my face

I felt so cold and empty

Like a lost soul out of place



And the mirror, mirror on the wall

Sees my smile it fades again



Chorus



Sometimes i wish to god i didn't know now

The things i didn't know then

Road you gotta take me home



Solo



I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street

Like bodies in an open grave

Underneath the broken old neon sign

That used to read jesus saves



A mile away live the rich folks

And i see how they're living it up

While the poor they eat from hand to mouth

The rich is drinkin' from a golden cup



And it just makes me wonder

Why so many lose, so few win



Chorus



You take the high road

And i'll take the low road



Sometimes i wish to god i didn't know now

The things i didn't know then



And give me something to believe in


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