Something to Believe In

Well I see him on the TV
Preaching about the promised lands
He tells me believe in Jesus
Steals the money from my hands
Some say he was a good man
But Lord I think he sinned, yeah

"Twenty-two years of metal tears"
Cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
About losing the war on a foreign shore
To find his country didn't want him back
The police took his best friends in Saigon alone
He took his wife, his kids, no regrets
In a time I don't remember
Any war he can't forget
He cried, "Forgive me for what I done there
'Cause I never meant the things I did"

Give me something to believe in
Well, there's a Lord above
Now give me something to believe in
Oh, Lord arise

My best friend died a lonely man
Some Palm Springs hotel room
I got the call last Christmas Eve
And they told me the news
I tried, oh man, 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
Seen my smiling face again

Ah, give me something to believe in
Well, there's a Lord above
Now give me something to believe in, yeah
Oh, Lord arise

Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now
The things I did know then
Brokedown, take me home

I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street
Like bodies in an old bone grave
Underneath the broken old neon sign
Used to read "Jesus Saves"
And on the way live the rich folk
And I see how they're living it up
While the poor, they eat from hand to mouth
The rich drink from the golden cup
And it just makes me wonder
Why so many lose, so few win

Ha, give me something to believe in
Well, there's a Lord above
Now give me something to believe in
Yeah, Lord arise
Give me something to believe in
Oh, Lord above
Now give me something to believe in
Yeah, Lord arise
Give me something to believe in
Yeah, Lord above
Now give me something to believe in
Yeah, Lord arise

Yes, and sometimes I wish I didn't know now
The things I did know then, yeah

And give me something to believe in