¢¸ Something To Believe In - Poison ¢º
Well I see him on the TV, Preachin' bout the promise 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, his kids, no regrets
In a time I don't remember, In a war he can't forget
He cries "Forgive me for what I've done there
Cause I never meant the things I did"
* And give me something to believe in
If there's a Lord above
And give me something to believe in
Oh, Lord arise *
Our 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
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Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now
The things I didn't know then
Road you gotta take me home
I drive by the homeless sleepin on a cold dark street like bodies in and open grave
Underneathe the broken old neon sign that used to read JESUS SAVES
A mile away live the rick folk 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
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You take the high road and I'll take the low road
Sometime I wish I didn't know now, The things I didn't know then
And give me something to believe in