I could start with the pimps
and the bullies and those out of tune
Move on to dictators and waiters on
people's misfortune
Deal with the pride of the many who
won't help a few
Reel up the names of my heroes and find
one for you
Demons and diamonds and lovers of gold
And those who stay warm
while some freeze in the cold
Here I stand,
aware of the condition of my heart
Here I stand,
I'm aware of the condition of my heart
I could talk of another world,
waiting for new worlds to come
Consider the things I did worthy,
and wumpa wumpa wumpa
Tell you the reason it's happening,
yeah, I'll tell you why
And as I make up my donations,
I for get to cry
We got lipstick and gloss
to cover the scars
And I've heard there's folks
who trust in the stars
Here I stand,
aware of the condition of my heart
Here I stand,
I'm aware of the condition of my heart
Here I stand,
I'm aware of the condition of my heart
And it's funny, the older we get,
the more we keep asking
Maybe to never stop asking
was part of the plan
Here I am, here I am,
here I stand
I could talk of the racketeer hoodlums
and players on fear
Those who strip men of their dig nity,
turn round and sneer
Those who have prejudice deep in their
veins and their hearts
Those who detonate
charges to blow folk apart
Big, brave men,
well there's none that's so blind as they that can't see
And right now that finger is pointed at me
Here I stand, aware of the condi
tion of my heart
Here I stand,
I'm aware of the condition of my heart
Here I stand, I'm aware of the contradictions,
conflictions in my, in my, in my heart
Here I stand, I'm aware of the condition of my
heart