Something to Believe In

Will i see him on the tv Preachin' 'bout the promised 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 and kids, no regrets In a time i don't remember In a war he can't forget He cried "forgive me for what i've done there Cause i never meant the things i did" Chorus: And give me something to believe in If there's a lord above And give me something to believe in Oh, lord arise 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 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 Chorus Sometimes i wish to god i didn't know now The things i didn't know then Road you gotta take me home Solo I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street Like bodies in an open grave Underneath the broken old neon sign That used to read jesus saves A mile away live the rich folks 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 Chorus You take the high road And i'll take the low road Sometimes i wish to god i didn't know now The things i didn't know then And give me something to believe in