Well I see him on the TV Preachin' 'bout the promise 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
Twenty-two 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 friend in Saigon
Our lawyers took his wife and kids, no regrets
In a time I don't remember In a war he can't forget
He cried "Forgive me for what I've 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 and 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 Sees my smile it fades again
sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now The things I didn't know then Road you gotta take me home
I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street
Like bodies in an open grave Underneath the broken old neon sign
That used to read JESUS SAVES A mile away live the rich folks
And I see how they're living it up While the poor they eat from hand to mouth The rich drinkin' from a golden cup And it just makes me wonder Why so many lose, and so few win
You take the high road And I'll take the low road Yes Sometimes I wish I didn't know now The things I didn't know then
And give me something to believe in, yeah
The song emphasises several different things, such as the televangelism scandals, the thoughts of a Vietnam veteran and how he can never seem to shake the memories of "a war he can't forget,", the recent death of a friend and seeing the homeless on a street at night, dimly lit by a neon sign that once spelled out "Jesus Saves" and how it seems that the lessons of yesterday are forgotten on the world of today.
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