My best friend died a lonely man
He tells me to believe in Jesus
(And I'll take the low road)
And give me something to believe in
I said Lord arise
(And I'll take the low road)
In a war he can't forget
Lord, I said something
In some Palm Springs hotel room
'Cause I never meant the things I did"
I said, I said alone
In a time I don't remember
(You take the high road)
Oh, I said Lord arise
The things I didn't know then
And give me something to believe in
Cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
Our lawyers took his wife, his kids, no regrets
A mile away live the rich folks
Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon
Lord, I said won't you
(And I'll take the low road)
If there's a Lord above
Like bodies in an open grave
I said, I said sweet Jesus
(And I'll take the low road)
Give me something to believe in
And they told me the news
I didn't know now
I tried all night not to break down and cry
(You take the high road)
Give me something to believe in
And steals the money from my hands
Underneath the broken old neon sign
Give me something to believe in
He cried, "Forgive me for what I've done there
And it just makes me wonder
To find his country didn't want him back
That used to read, 'Jesus saves'
Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore
Something to believe in
I said Lord arise
I got the call last Christmas Eve
While the poor they eat from hand to mouth
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Sometimes I wish that God I didn't know now
Something to believe in
Give me something to believe in
I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street
(You take the high road)
The things I didn't know then
I said, I said sweet Jesus
Road you gotta take me home
And give me something
Some say he was a good man
Twenty-two years of mental tears
The rich is drinkin' from a golden cup
Sees my smile, it fades again
God it's seems so cold here
And so lonely in this place
And give me something to believe in
But Lord, I think he sinned, yeah
If there's a Lord, Lord alone
Something to believe in
Well I see how they're livin' it up
Why so many lose, so few win
Sometimes I wish to God
As the tears rolled down my face
(You take the high road)
