I believe in the stories of the stars And times like these, constellations carry me I'm almost past I believe that the Milky Way still flows And times like these, dreaming carried forward with us The spirit grows And I believe in the wisdom of my boy Just ten years old He said: I believe when a star burns out a child is born And I believe in the people standing tall And times likes these, hands raised with intention To heal the world And I believe we can breath in the magic of our Earth And I believe we can exhale anything we feel we didn't deserve I believe there was a man called Jesus Christ And in times like these he said: treat each other equally In times like these And I believe in the words of the Dali Lama In times like these, with peace and love and unity In times like these And I believe in the movement of the tide In times like these And the mysteries of the moon In times like these I believe in the circuit of the sun In times like these And its magnetic properties And human beings And I believe in a simple thing called love In times like these When a women finds a man and they can be In times like these And I believe that the spirit is reborn when we die With no burden of the body We're free to fly And I believe in the people standing tall And times likes these, hands raised with intention To heal the world To heal the world

In times like these In times like those What will be will be And so it goes And it always goes On and on and on and on and on On and on and on and on and on it goes Mhmm Mhmm Mhmm And there's always been laughin', cryin', birth and dyin' Boys and girls with hearts that take and give and break And heal and grow and recreate and raise and nurture But then hurt from time to times Like these And times like those What will be will be And so it goes And there will always be Stop and go and fast and slow action reaction Sticks and stones and broken bones Those for peace and those for war And god bless these ones, not those ones, but these ones made Times like these And times like those What will be will be And so it goes And it always goes On and on and on and on and on On and on and on and on and on it goes Mhmm Mhmm Mhmm Somehow I know, it won't be the same Yeah somehow I know, never be the same

The lakes and pines, they bleed of beauty and grace And the rivers, they run wild like an endless race The forests soar so high then fall to the sea As church bells ring and sing in harmony I heard them say they're shutting Detroit down But I won't leave 'cause this is my hometown And it's times like these we can't replace It's times like these we must embrace And even though it's bittersweet and brings us to our knees It makes us who we are in times like these The concrete and steel stand strong against the wind With the memories of what was and what has been The sounds of sweet soul music and blue-collar blues There were 17 colors for a Chevy, all red, white and blue I heard them say that you can't save that town But I won't leave, I will stand my ground And it's times like these we can't replace It's times like these we must embrace And even though it's bittersweet and brings us to our knees It makes us who we are in times like these The ice and snow give way to a new spring bloom In the wake that hope and faith they will be home soon A new day dawns as the good Lord shines from above 'Cause in the rubble and rust there remains a whole lotta love And I was here watching it all go down And I'll still be when it comes back around And it's times like these we can't replace It's times like these we must embrace And even though it's bittersweet and brings us to our knees It makes us who we are in times like these It makes us who we are in times like these

She calls me Goliath, and I wear the David mask I guess the stones are coming too fast for her now You know I'd like to believe this nervousness will pass All the stones that are thrown are building up the wall I have become cumbersome to this world I have become cumbersome to my girl I'd like to believe we could reconcile the past Resurrect those bridges with an ancient glance But my old stone face can't seem to brake her down She remembers the bridges, burns 'em to the ground I have become cumbersome to this world I have become cumbersome to my girl Too heavy, too light, too black or too white Too wrong or too right, today or tonight Cumbersome Too rich or too poor She's wanting me less and I'm wanting her more A bitter taste is cumbersome No, yeah, no, no, no No, no, no, yeah There is a balance between two worlds One with an arrow and a cross Regardless of the balance Life has become cumbersome Too heavy, too light, too black or too white Too wrong or too right, today or tonight Cumbersome Too rich or too poor She's wanting me less and I'm wanting her more A bitter taste is cumbersome No, yeah, no, no, no No, no, no, yeah No, no, no, no Yeah Your life has become cumbersome

Words keep falling from my mouth, Trying just to slow them down. Keep on spilling around, Saying "Why do you hurt me?" And if anger is my gift, The only gift I'm fit to bring Then put me on your shelf, See the wind turn me. If it's the only gift I'm fit to give, Then put me on your shelf, I don't want to live What's in that suitcase? A picture and a name. Brought here from someplace, Not brought here to stay. She picks up the pieces, Puts down the phone. Yes, baby's not speaking To her angel anymore, no. If it's the only gift I'm fit to give Then put me on your shelf, I don't want to live If it's the only gift I'm fit to give Then put me on your shelf, I don't want to live This way. This way. My love, this way, this way, my love. All of my actions are no consequence of you. My love and affection just doesn't know what to do. How can I love anyone else when I can't trust my...

Indivisible, you are the one Impossible to hear what you say to me at night Can't I have some covers back? It's so cold on the wrong side of the bed Are you awake are you aware are you anything? Pictures high, high above the shelf Letters from me to you, you to me, us to them Do they express? They say anything, anything at all? I know I'm not the man of her dreams Daddy said she'd marry rich, rich, richer than me I know I'm not her man, but she could take anything Anything she wants anything at all Do you think it's just enough to know How I wanted you to feel? Read things back to me, back up To see from where I am There is nothing more than this, more than this Is it enough to say that I want you to keep it close to me Me, me is all I think, think about, but every word you say Do I mean anything? I know I'm not the man of her dreams Daddy said she'd marry rich, rich, richer than me I know I'm not her man, but she could take anything Anything she wants, anything at all Anything she wants, anything at all

"He's a real cannibal," she goes "I think I'll call him Roderigo" Dress him up in darker clothes, sell him away Standing underneath her gun "Sit up straight or I'll hurt you" You know he's not her only son, just the strongest Tied him down to her tree Stayed fit to name him what he's going to be Tied him up with her rope You know it stained her neck, but it can't hold Roderigo "I'm the real animal" she goes She wants to call me Roderigo Tie me down with all her ropes, 'till I can't breathe She can't help but beat me down Into a brand new Roderigo I'll slip away without a sound, into the air Tied me down to her tree Stayed fit to name me what I'm going to be Tied me up with her rope You know it stained her neck, but it can't hold Roderigo Tied me down to her tree Stayed fit to name me, what I'm going to be Tied me up with her rope You know it stained her neck, but it can't hold Roderigo

There's a tall, a mulatto, boy, I know And he comes to every party, he stands alone In viewing them the rest, a corner of his glance It gets so clear, he's not judging anyone The way his arms float around his cage, he's caged Canary sings, silently brings his voice to rage The way they stop and stare, the way they turn their heads It's enough to make him want to run away But he stays, he stands his ground And I, I'm so damn lame The way I condescend without ever knowing his name He keeps it in a box, hangs it from his ear Looks at everyone without the slightest fear It's making me so ashamed Slender body, slip through his glance, I don't give it a single chance The way he's rocking back and forth, makes a buzzing in my ear Constantly reminding me that I never stop to hear Him say, hello, hello And I am, I'm so damn lame Like a moth bumping off his godless flame I cannot condescend, even apprehend, what comes over me When I see his shameless face So rage, please rage against me Beat me down, beat me down, forgive me For what I've done, I'm so lame, I'm so lame, I'm so lame So lame, so, so lame

Margaret came to me was all he said Before she knew my name she was in my bed She was only sweet sixteen Twenty thousand days younger than me Marry me she said, I don't reply Daddy said, "You'd better, or you'll die" She wants a house and fifteen kids I guess She does my love And I can't find a state we're legal in Margaret Margaret Margaret Margaret Margaret feels the world beneath her feet Shakin' like a leaf falls from the tree She don't care he's ten years older than me As long as they're together happily She says, "Stay away" Marry me she said, I don't reply Daddy said, "You'd better, or you'll die" She wants a house and fifteen kids I guess She does my love And I can't find a state we're legal in Margaret Margaret Margaret Margaret She was only sweet sixteen