1945, the year I was born My mother died, but left behind a son You stayed with me Jesus Yes, you showed the way You flew down from Heaven, to steal
One half of me is still shaking The other half is still waiting for little hug Walk down the water slide Look in my eyes show me a sigh So people swimming
It was the darkest day I could tell from the moment you spoke my name Said in a miserable way with every year you've come to regret it We've colored
There's a message in the skies and in the streets Opportunity, the American dream It's in the radio, it's superstars Are the arteries and veins that
I caught a piece of the sunshine, put a little hope in me But after the flood raged, there's nothing really left to see But I was not done, or beat,
I'm wide awake, Its the middle of the night Standin in the dark Waitin up for the light And here I'll remain Till the sun is in the sky Standin' in