Poison - Something To Believe In lyrics

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Will I see him on the tv<br>Preachin' 'bout the promised land<br>He tells me to believe in jesus<br>And steals the money from my hand<br><br>Some say he was a good man<br>But lord I think he sinned, yeah<br><br>Twenty-two years of mental tears<br>Cries a suicidal vietnam vet<br>Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore<br>To find his country didn't want him back<br><br>Their bullets took his best friend in saigon<br>Our lawyers took his wife and kids, no regrets<br>In a time I don't remember<br>In a war he can't forget<br><br>He cried forgive me for what I've done there<br>Cause I never meant the things I did<br><br>Chorus:<br>And give me something to believe in<br>If there's a lord above<br>And give me something to believe in<br>Oh, lord arise<br><br>My best friend died a lonely man<br>In some palm springs hotel room<br>I got the call last christmas eve<br>And they told me the news<br><br>I tried all night not to break down and cry<br>As the tears rolled down my face<br>I felt so cold and empty<br>Like a lost soul out of place<br><br>And the mirror, mirror on the wall<br>Sees my smile it fades again<br><br>Chorus<br><br>Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now<br>The things I didn't know then<br>Road you gotta take me home<br><br>Solo<br><br>I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street<br>Like bodies in an open grave<br>Underneath the broken old neon sign<br>That used to read jesus saves<br><br>A mile away live the rich folks<br>And I see how they're living it up<br>While the poor they eat from hand to mouth<br>The rich is drinkin' from a golden cup<br><br>And it just makes me wonder<br>Why so many lose, so few win<br><br>Chorus<br><br>You take the high road<br>And I'll take the low road<br><br>Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now<br>The things I didn't know then<br><br>And give me something to believe in