Well I see him on the T.V.
Preachin' 'bout 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's sinned
Yeah-yeah
Twenty-two years ofmetal tears
Cries a suicidal Vietnam vet
'Bout losin' the war
On a foreign shore
To find his country
Didn't want him back
The police took
His best friends in Saigon
Only took his wife
His kids no regrets
Anytime I don't remember
Anyone he can't forget
He cried ''Forgive me
For what I'd done there
'Cause I never meant
The things I did''.
Give me somethin' to believe in
Well there's a Lord above
Ah give me somethin' 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 oh man
Not to break down and cry
As the tears rolled down my face
I felt so cold and empty
Well like a lost soul out of place
And the mirror mirror on the wall
Seen my smiling face again
Give me somethin' to believe in
Well there's a Lord above
Ah give me somethin' to believe in
Yeah
Oh Lord arise
Sometimes I wish
To God I didn't know now
Things I did know then
Broke down take me home
I drive by the homeless
Sleepin' 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 livin' it up
Oh while the poor they eat
From heaven's mouth
The rich drink from the golden cup
And it just makes me wonder
Why so many lose so few win
Hah Gimme somethin' to believe in
Well there's a Lord above
Gimme something to believe in
Yeah Lord arise
Give me somethin' to believe in
Oh Lord above
Ah give me somethin' to believe in
Yeah Lord arise
Give me somethin' to believe in
Yeah Lord above
Ah give me somethin' to believe in
Yeah Lord arise
Yes and times I wish
I didn't know now
The things I did know then yeah
And give me somethin' to believe in
Yeah