Love Me If You Can

I stand by my right to speak freely
But you sure know where I stand
I’m a man of my convictions
Looks down here and sees us

You may not like where I’m going
But you sure know where I stand

You may not like where I’m going
That I’ll hand down to my son
But you sure know where I stand
And if you asked him he would say

But I bring my better angels to every fight
Sometimes we should just agree to disagree
Call me wrong, call me right
But I bring my better angels to every fight

But believe that every able soul should work
Hate me if you want to, love me if you can
You may not like where I’m going
Call me wrong, call me right

My father gave me my shotgun

But I worry about what kids learn from TV
And I believe that Jesus
Call me wrong, call me right
And before all of the bettin' turns to angry words and hate
Hate me if you want to, love me if you can

Try to teach him everything it means
I’m a man of my convictions
I’m a man of my convictions
But I bring my better angels to every fight
I hand out my dollars to the homeless