Perfection is my direction, Even if that's all I had. It's not like I need no correction, I just know that life's not so bad. Picture this everyday kids that just can't find a way. Stuck in disarray can't find hope for better days. It's the degeneration

Broken arrows in the dark So take my hand, don't let go 'Cause it's not too late, it's not too late I, I see the hope in your heart And sometimes you lose it, sometimes you're shooting But I, I see the hope in your heart You stripped your love down to

In the murder city But not hopeless I feel so useless But not helpless The clock strikes midnight We are the last call And it's too pathetic I'm wide awake

They put their trust in us They're gonna be like us Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say Thou shall not kill I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing And that it's God's will 'Cause our children are watching us So let's learn from our history

Let's hope it's a good one without any fear And so, this is Christmas (war is over) And so, happy Christmas (war is over) A very, merry Christmas, and a happy new year So, this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, and a new one just

They put their trust in us They're gonna be like us Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say Thou shall not kill I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing And that it's God's will 'Cause our children are watching us So let's learn from our history

Up all night long And there's something very wrong And I know it must be late Been gone since yesterday I'm not like you guys I'm not like you Hey mom, there's something in the backroom Hope it's not the creatures from above You used to read me stories

See you when I see you Another place, some other time If I ever get down your way We'll laugh about the old days Or you're ever up around mine And catch up on the new Yeah I'll see you when I see you And I hope it's some day soon Let's don't say goodbye

You cleared up my scars Your love has fixed all of our broken hearts It’s a lifelong lesson and I’m not pretending when I say I hope you’re proud, mother, of what you’ve done This is for my mother, from the older brother of your children made of three

They put their trust in us They're gonna be like us Sunday morning, I heard the preacher say Thou shall not kill I don't wanna hear nothing else about killing And that it's God's will 'Cause our children are watching us So let's learn from our history