THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...)
thinking about how I want to be
looking at the world all around me
no wonder I don't want to fit in
I don't want to play harmful games
nobody can win
I want to believe in peace and love
that's the only feeling I adore
so excuse me if I walk away
when you want to play your game of war
I want to believe we can be friends
that's the only way I will accept
so don't act like you did not expect
me to be a labelled a war reject
condemn me with your fear of humiliation
for not following the throng toward easy death
when I die I will know I lived true to my ideals
and I will be happy to be proud of every breath
you won't make me think like you do
you won't make me feel like you do
you won't make me hate like you do
you won't make me act like you do
I want to believe in a good god
loving neighbors turn the other cheek
maybe that way is simply too hard
for you to practice the words you preach
I want to believe we all will learn
to embrace love and turn away hate
an eye for an eye and we're all blind
I want to believe it's not too late
to turn away from greed for material wealth
to embrace life and stop hurrying death
to live knowing we lived true to the ideals
we'd like to believe are in god's breath
focus on love and not fear
focus on joy and not pain
focus on peace and not war
focus... and then start again
bring it into focus
and do the things you say you believe
bring it into focus
and give what you want to receive
bring it into focus
know true wealth is inside your heart
bring it into focus
it is up to you and me to start
thinking about how I want to be
looking at the world all around me
I dream of a world where I fit in
where no one plays harmful games
and everybody wins
bring it into focus
and do the things you say you believe
bring it into focus
and give what you want to receive
bring it into focus
know true wealth is inside your heart
bring it into focus
it is up to you and me to start
focus on love and not fear
focus on joy and not pain
focus on peace and not war
focus... and then start again
Focus
Ric Candor ©2001
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