How can words be so casual
Spoken with such an ease
That something may not lie lost between the ink stains
Spoken without having to search for a deeper meaning
Spoken as if there’s nothing left to believe in
Well, I don’t buy that at all
There’s a man on the corner
Unshaven and bloodshot eyes
Who’s pride died long ago
And now he’s down to just cardboard sign
But their down-turned eyes fixate on the road ahead
And he’s left in the fuel and smoke thinking...
All I’ve got is this coat and this book
And somewhere in between the black and white is red
Where You said that faith would be enough
So I’m counting on that to be true
How can You bless these people
Who are dressed in suits but so unable to see
That all they are being made into are fools of their money
Why wasn’t I born to be so lucky
All I’ve got is this coat and this book
And somewhere in between the black and white is red
Where You said that faith would be enough
So I’m counting on that to be true
A coat, a book, and a cardboard sign
Saying, "God Bless the eyes that read this."
There’s a man on the corner
Unshaven and bloodshot eyes