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 bullet took his best friend in Saigon
Our lawyers took his wife n kids, no regrets
In a time I don't remember
He cried forgive me for what I done there
Cause I never meant the things I did
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 n' cry
As the tears rolled down my face
Like a lost soul out of place
And the mirror, mirror on the wall
Sees my smile it fades again
sleepin' on a cold dark street
Like bodies in an open grave
Underneath the broken old neon sign
Used to read "Jesus saves"
A mile away live the rich folk
And I see how they're livin' it up
But while the poor they eat
The rich are drinkin' from the golden cup
And it just makes me wonder
Why so many lose and so few win
Ha! Give me something to believe in
(uh, give me something to believe in)
Give me something to believe in
Give me something to believe in
Give me something to believe in
Oh, give me something to believe in
Give me something to believe in