[Verse 1]
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Well I see him on the TV preaching 'bout the promised land
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He tells me to believe in Jesus steals the money from my hand
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Some say he was a good man lord I think he sinned
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Twenty two years of mental tears cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
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Who fought a losing war on a foriegn shore to find his country didn't want him back
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Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon our lawyers took his wife and kids no regrets
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In a time I don't remember in a war he can't forget
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He cried "Forgive me for what I've done there cause I never meant the
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things I did
[Chorus]
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And give me something to believe in
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If there's a lord above
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Give me something to believe in
[Verse 2]
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Oh lord arise
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My best friend died a lonley man in some Palm Springs motel room
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I got the call last Christmas Eve and they told me the news
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I tried all night not to break down and cry as the tears rolled down my face
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I felt so cold and empty like a lost soul out of place
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And mirror mirror on the wall see my smile it fades again
[Chorus]
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And give me something to believe in
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If there's a lord above
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Give me something to believe in
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Oh lord arise
[Bridge]
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Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now things I didn't know then
(this is where the solo break is. I dont' know the solo...sorry)
[Verse 3]
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I drive by the homeless sleeping on the cold dark street like bodies in an open grave
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Underneath the broken old neon sign that used to read "Jesus Saves"
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A mile away live the rich folks and I see how they livin' it up
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While the poor they eatin' from hand to mouth the rich drinkin' from a golden cup
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And it just makes me wonder why so many lose and so few win
[Chorus]
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And give me something to believe in
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If there's a lord above
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Give me something to believe in
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Oh lord arise
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Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now things I didn't know then
And give me something to believe in
