This song was sung by one of my favorite groups, Poison. The words to it really mean something to those who listen.

"Something to Believe In"

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

Twenty two years of mental tears

Cries a suicidal Vietnam vet

Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore

To find his country did not want him back

Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon

Our lawyers took his wife, his kids, no regrets

In a time I don't remember - Is a war he can't forget

He cries forgive me for the things I did

And give me something to believe in - if there's a Lord above

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

And give me something to believe in

If there's a Lord above

Give me something to believe in - Oh Lord arise

Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now

Things I didn't know then

Road you got to take me home

I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street

Like bodies in an open grave

Underneath an old broken down neon sign used to read JESUS SAVES

A mile away lived the rich folk

And I see how they're living it up

While the poor they eat from hand to mouth

The rich drink from the golden cup

And it just makes me wonder why so many lose while so few win

And give me something to believe in

If there's a Lord above

Give me something to believe in - Oh Lord arise

You take the high road and I'll take the low road

And give me something to believe in

If there's a Lord above

Give me something to believe in - Oh Lord arise

Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now

Things I didn't know then

And give me something to believe in

Poison 1990

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