Well 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, his kids no regrets
In a time I don t remember
In a war he can t forget
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He cries "Forgive me for what I ve done there
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G#7/D# A
Cause I never meant the things I did"
Coro:
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
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And the mirror, mirror on the wall
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G#7/D# A
Sees my smile it fades again
Coro
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Sometimes I wish to God I didn t know now
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G#7/D# A
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 an old broken down neon sign
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
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And it just makes me wonder
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G#7/D# A
Why so many lose and so few win
Coro
You take the high road
And I ll take the low road
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Yes Sometimes I wish I didn t know now
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G#7/D# A
The things I didn t know then
And give me something to believe in
