Rodney Crowell - Ignorance Is The Enemy lyrics

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Oh Mother, oh Father

In our time of fear

Grant us the wisdom

Your message for to hear

Send down Your angel band

To fill Your hearts with power

Oh Mother, oh Father

In our darkest hour

Ignorance is the enemy

And it fills your head with lies

It?s the kind of bliss that can make you miss

The very truth before your eyes

It?s not who?s right or wrong

Weak or strong, black or white you see

Ignorance is the enemy

And it?s keeping you from me

Forgive me all my pettiness

Forgive me all my greed

Forgive me for I know not how

To live this life I lead

Ignorance is the enemy

Let's set the record straight

If history must repeat itself

Why worry while you wait

It?s a perfect blue and beautiful world

You treat with such disdain

Ignorance is the enemy

And It can only bring you pain

Forgive me all my vanity

Forgive me my conceit

Forgive me when I?m crawling

Like a beggar at Your feet

Ignorance is the enemy

And it wields a mighty sword

It can cut you down in a blaze of glory

It can nail you to a board

If mercy and compassion only had a chance

It could fill these holes we?ve dug

But ignorance is the enemy

And it?s working like a drug

Oh Mother, oh Father

In our time of fear

Grant us the wisdom

Your message for to hear

Send down Your angel band

To fill our hearts with power

Oh Mother, oh Father

In our darkest hour