[Verse 1]
Well is it true what I heard about the Son of God?
Did he come to save, did he come at all?
And if I dried his feet with my dirty hair
Would he make me clean again?

[Verse 2]
They say they don't know when, but a day is gonna come
When there won't be a moon and there won't be a sun
It will just go black, it will just go back
To the way it was before

[Verse 3]
I knew a lovely girl with such pretty pride
And every man wanted her, yeah, and so did I
Yeah, and so did I, but she up and died
In a fit of vanity

[Verse 4]
Now men with purple hearts carry silver guns
And they'll kill a man for what his father's done
But what my father did, you know it don't mean shit
I'm not him

[Verse 5]
But it's hard to ignore all the news reports
They say we must defend ourselves, fight on foreign soil
Against the infidels, with the oil wells
God saves gas prices
[Verse 6]
And you think I need some discipline, well, I had my share
Now, I've been sent to my room, I've been sat in a chair
And I held my tongue, I didn't plug my ears
No, I got a good talking-to

[Verse 7]
And now I don't know why, but I still try to smile
When they talk at me like I'm just a child
Well, I'm not a child, no, I am
Much younger than that

[Verse 8]
But now I've read some books and I've grown quite brave
If I could just speak up, I think I would say
That there is no truth, there is only you
And what you make the truth

[Verse 9]
So I'll just sing my songs and I'll pass a hat
And then I'll leave your town and I'll never look back
No, I don't look back because the road is clear
And laid out ahead of me

[Verse 10]
Now I'll get home, I'll meet my friends at our favorite bar
We'll get some lighter heads for our heavy hearts
And we'll share a drink, yeah, we'll share our fears
And they'll know how I love them
[Bridge]
They will know how I love
They will know how I love them
I'm nothing without their love

[Verse 11]
Now I don't know when, but a day is gonna come
When there won't be a moon and there won't be a sun
It will all go black, it will all go back
To the way it's supposed to be

[Verse 12]
Is it true what they say about the Son of God?
Did he die for us? Did he die at all?
And if I sold my soul for a bag of gold to you
Which one of us would be the foolish one?

[Bridge]
Which one of us would be the fool?
Which one of us would be the foolish one?
Which one of us would be the fool?

[Outro]
Could you please start explaining?
You know, I need some understanding
Could you please start explaining?
You know, I need some understanding
Could you please start explaining?
You know, I need some understanding
Could you go and start explaining?
You know, I wanna understand