Don t Wanna work in the building downtown
No I don t Wanna work in the building downtown
I don t know what I m gonna do
Cuz the planes keep crashing on us two by two
Don t Wanna work in the building downtown
No I don t wanna see you when the planes hit the ground
Don t Wanna work in the building downtown
Don t Wanna work in the building downtown
Parking the cars in the underground
Their voices when they scream, well they make no sound
I wanna see the cities rust
and the trouble makers riding on the back of the bus
Dear god i m a good christian man
In your glory, I know you understand
You gotta work hard and you gotta get paid
My girl s thirteen but she don t act her age
She can sing like a bird in a cage
Oh Lord, if you could see her when she s up on that stage!
You know that i m a god fearing man
You know that i m a god fearing man
well i just gotta know if it s part of your plan
to seat my daughters there by your right hand
I know that you ll do what s right Lord
For they are the lanterns and you are the light
Now i m overcome
By the light of day
my lips are near but my heart is far away
tell me what to say
I ll be your mouthpiece!
Into the light of the bridge that burns
As I drive from the city with the money that I earned
Into the black of a starless sky
I m staring into nothing and i m asking you why:
Lord will you make her a star So the world can see who you really are
Little girl, you re old enough to understand
You ll always be a stranger in a strange strange land
Men are gonna come while you re fast asleep
So you better just stay close and hold on to me
If my little mockingbird don t sing
Well then daddy won t buy no diamond ring
Dear god would you send me a child
oh god would you send me a child
Cuz i wanna put it up on the tv screen
so the world can see what your true word means
ill know it when you send me a sign
cuz i just gotta know if i m wastin my time!
Now i m overcome
By the light of day
my lips are near but my heart is far away
Now the war is won
How come nothing tastes good?
oh you re such a sensitive child
you know you re such a sensitive child
I know you re tired, but it s alright
just need you to sing for me tonight
you can have your day in the sun
you know god loves the sensitive ones
oh my little bird in a cage
oh my little bird in a cage
I need you to get up for me, up on that stage
Show the men that you re too old for your age
Now ain t the time for fear
But if you don t take it, it ll disappear!
Oh my little mockingbird sing
Oh my little mockingbird sing
I need you to get up for me on the stage for me honey
Show the men it s not about the money
Wanna hold a mirror up to the world
so that they can see themselves inside my little girl
Do you know where i was at your age?
Any idea where i was at your age
I was was working downtown for the minimum wage
and I m not gonna let you just throw it all away
I m through being cute, I m through being nice
Tell me lord am I the anti-christ?!