And give me something to believe in
And give me something to believe in
Yes sometimes I wish I didn't know now
Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore
While the poor they eat from hand to mouth
Road you gotta take me home
A mile away live the rich folks and I see how they're living it up
And give me something to believe in
The things I didn't know then
And give me something to believe in
I tried all night not to break down and cry as the tears rolled down my face
And give me something to believe in
Some say he was a good man, Lord I think he sinned, yeah
If there's a Lord above
In a time I don't remember, in a war he can't forget
Oh Lord arise
Like bodies in an open grave
And give me something to believe in
If there's a Lord above
Their bullets took his best friends in Saigon
I felt so cold and empty like a lost soul out of place
Rich is drinkin' from a golden cup
To find his country didn't want him back
I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street
'Cause I never meant the things I did"
Twenty-two years of mental tears cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now
He cried, "Forgive me for what I've done there
And the mirror, mirror on the wall sees my smile it fades again
The things I didn't know then
And give me something to believe in
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
And give me something to believe in
And give me something to believe in
And give me something to believe in
And it just makes me wonder why so many lose, so few win
Oh Lord arise
If there's a Lord above
Our lawyers took his wife, his kids, no regrets
Oh Lord arise
Underneath the broken old neon sign that used to read, 'Jesus saves'
