The stowaways of civil war When living through a civil war "God bless our little civil war" Progress rides with thieves and whores I don't know you to wear a hat But I came home late and there it sat You rose to show what hats are for Christmas mornings

Give to me, give to me, why won't you live for me? Care for me, care for me, you said you'd care for me Cry for me, cry for me, you said you'd die for me And you showin' off, but it's alright There for me, there for me, said you'd be there for me With

Where did all the good people go, We got heaps and heaps of what we sow I've been changing channels On the TV shows They got this and that With a rattle of tat Man what you gonna do Gimme some truth Now whose side are we on

(Express yourself!) (Go on and do it) Yo man there's a lot of brothers out there Flaking and perpetrating but scared to kick reality Man, you been doing all this dope producing You ain't had a chance to show 'em what time it is So what you want me to do?

Hanging out when it's past time to go Though everyone tried to ignore us We'd scared them all off by the chorus There you stood looking proud What was left of the crowd at our show And I was twenty-two backwoods years old You were singing that night by

Round and round Till you show me what this life is for I won’t run away this time I’m not gonna let you change my mind You don’t have to hold your head up high We are all living the same way We are escaping the same way We are a part of the same play

My life is mine, Not yours, so leave me be I'll set you free You can't see That I am free Come with me And I'll show you What your life could be Years of wait are over now

And if heaven’s way up in the clouds, way up in the clouds I will be your aeroplane Give you the world and watch you dance in Spain Fly you way above the stars And show you what you are In my mechanical heart I’ll bring heaven to you I was born with a

Demand what you will never deserve Respect is gained by trust shown and earned You're taking steps on a fine line So you don't have to choose a side Good deeds are not recognized When the heart's intent is full of pride Don't mask your pride with

The landlady takes me up in the air I go, I go where I would not dare The landlady shows me the stars up there I'm weightless, weightless when she is there And I'll never know, never know what starving poets meant 'Cause when I was broke, it was you that