Hallelujah

Its hard to find hope in the world today
Even the optimists are beat
Cause we got crime and hate and holy war
And politicians peddling lies
Down every street
In every church another Pharisee
Tells us We are right, theyre wrong
I give you sin and guilt
And Judgment Day, now let us pray,
And let us join the choir in song
Hallelujah

So weve been taught to fear our fellow man
Hate every foreigner we see
We wave our flag, our fists our loaded guns
Our rights with patriotic acts we didnt read
And the news dont tell you anything
Unless its horrible to see
An earthquake hit, a fire lit, man drowned,
A plane went down,
I thank the Lord, it wasnt me
Hallelujah

So I
Caught a ship that sailed for distant shores
The land grew small and disappeared
I took the risk and waved and watched it go
So I could know how far Id go
Without my fear
And I grew stronger in the salty air
And I learned patience from the sea
I made my choice and raised my voice out loud
And crowds in every port
Would sing along with me
Hallelujah

So I refuse to live my life in fear
Ill always turn the other cheek
Cause Ive known change and peace
And protest songs and righted wrongs
And stood my ground and dared to speak
So when Im called back home to heavens gate
Ill know Ive done all that I could
Ill join the choir and put on angels wings
And Ill be singing Hallelujah like I should