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DJ
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Alternative
DJ was released on December 1, 1998 by Magnolia 07 Records as a part of the album Brighter Shade
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Release DateDecember 1, 1998
LabelMagnolia 07 Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM106

Credits

COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Driskell Hopkins
John Driskell Hopkins
Songwriter

Lyrics

I wish my daddy was a doctor of philosophy
It's hard to teach a boy to read through men with radiology
You can study all the people bone by bone
But you can't know nothing about what's in a man's soul
And I wish my mama could have read the world
It's hard to teach experience with an English degree
You can talk to the people like a politician
But I'd prefer to be taken seriously
There was a man in a dumpster
I swear I saw him breathing
There was a woman with a youngster
Fighting for his feeding
There was a child with a future
But opportunity is fleeting
There was an immigrant believer
Whose faith is now retreating
There's a light on your fire
Telling me how to get home
There's a rule learned in school
That I make it on my own
There's a prayer in the pew
Telling me how I should love you
But there's a hole in my soul
I wish my brother could show me how to love
He's been loving me through victory
Things that I'll not speak of
You can smile at the people
When your heart is feeling low
You can reach for the people
When your arms are moving slow
You can walk with the people
When all you wanna do is go
If I only knew how to do that
That's all I'd want to know
There was a man in a dumpster
I swear I saw him breathing
There was a woman with a youngster
Fighting for his feeding
There was a child with a future
But opportunity is fleeting
There was an immigrant believer
Whose faith is now retreating
There's a light on your fire
Telling me how to get home
There's a rule learned in school
That I make it on my own
There's a prayer in the pew
Telling me how I should love you
But there's a hole in my soul
Written by: John Driskell Hopkins
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