Sun comes up I raise my eyes to the morning
Gotta see what the dawn will bring
A poor boy needs every little thing this world can spare him.

Got no coat to keep me warm on a cold night,
And Lord I know how the cold can bite
When there's no shelter no firelight and nobody cares.

Oh Lord I used to be cool talking big and making the rules
But look at me today so who was I fooling.
Oh Lord give me a break let a boy live down a mistake
I'd put my hands together now but they're shaking.

I still hear my so called friends in the distance
Boy it's tough that you missed your chance
The piper played and you would not dance now nobody cares.

Oh Lord I used to be cool talking big and making the rules
But look at me today so who was I fooling.
Oh Lord give me a break let a boy live down a mistake
I'd put my hands together now but they're shaking.

Is it true Lord that your father's son was sacrificed.
Is it true Lord that you gave your life
and paid the price to get back to paradise.