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Well I see him on the TV
Preachin' 'bout the promised land
He tells me to believe in Jesus
And steals the money from my hand
Some say he was a good man
But 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"
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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 is drinkin' from a golden cup
And it just makes me wonder
Why so many lose, so few win
[Chorus]
You take the high road
And I'll take the low road
Sometimes I wish to God
I didn't know now
The things I didn't know then
And give me something to believe in
Preachin' 'bout the promised land
He tells me to believe in Jesus
And steals the money from my hand
Some say he was a good man
But 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"
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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 is drinkin' from a golden cup
And it just makes me wonder
Why so many lose, so few win
[Chorus]
You take the high road
And I'll take the low road
Sometimes I wish to God
I didn't know now
The things I didn't know then
And give me something to believe in
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First verse: "Will I see him on the TV reaching bout the promised land?" Tells me he believes in Jesus steals the money from my hand.
(Jim Baker a famous televangelist was arrested for stealing money from innocent people. Thinking they were getting something for the money they were sending him;the people got nothing he gave himself a 3.4 million dollar bonus. Plus was found out for having sex with his underage secretary Jessica Hahn. This from a TV minister.)
The verse about Vietnam speaks for itself if you know anything about that time you will totally understand this verse.
Verse about their best friend dying in Palm Springs is exactly what is says. The comment from big j cool above is exactly correct.
"Sometimes I wish to GOD I didn't know now the things I didn't know then"
Think about being a kid you were innocent and didn't know the horrors of the world...yet. Basically just means ignorance is bliss.
And the last verse about rich and poor...its ironic that people who have everything live so close to people who have nothing yet they don't even see them.
Basically I think Bret was just trying to say look at this effed up world all these shitty things are happening we need SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN.
"Im sick of you people" what the hell is that supposed to mean? Just because somebody is a Christan doesn't mean that they want to "shove bullshit down peoples throats"
and *newflash* We know not everybody believes in God. I'm not trying to start a fight or anything like that. But you shouldnt go around dissing Christans or anyother groups of people just because you think its different or whatever.
-& i thought this website was about putting what you think about songs ..not about Christans.
In some Palm Springs hotel room
I got the call last Christmas Eve
And they told me the news, i think its more questioning why should i beleive in god if this is happening to me so give me something to beleive in since thats not working for him