Something to Believe In

Well, I see him on the TV Preaching 'bout the promised lands He tells me, "Believe in Jesus" Steals the money from my hands Some say he was a good man Lord, I think he sinned, yeah, yeah 22 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 friends 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 He cried, "Forgive me for what I done there 'Cause I never meant the things I did" 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 an' 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 See my smile, it fades again Uh, give me something to believe in (uh, give me something to believe in) If there's a Lord above Uh, give me something to believe in, yeah (uh, give me something to believe in) Oh, Lord arise Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now Things I didn't know then Road you gotta take me home I drive by the homeless sleepin' on a cold dark street Like bodies in an open grave Underneath the broken old neon sign Used to read, "Jesus saves" A mile away live the rich folk And I see how they're livin' it up But while the poor, they eat from hand to mouth The rich are drinkin' from the golden cup And it just makes me wonder Why so many lose and so few wins, ha Give me something to believe in (uh, give me something to believe in) Give me something to believe in (uh, give me something to believe in) If there's a Lord above Give me something to believe in (take the high road, give me something to believe in) Oh, Lord arise Give me something to believe in (take the high road, give me something to believe in) Oh, Lord arise Oh, give me something to believe in (take the high road, give me something to believe in) Oh, Lord arise (take the low road) Give me something to believe in (take the high road, give me something to believe in) Oh, Lord arise (take the low road) Yeah, sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now Things I didn't know then, yeah And give me something to believe in, yeah-yeah