THE ANSWER'S PLAIN AS
BLACK AND WHITE
AND I CAN SEE
THE PICTURE VERY CLEAR
THE INDULGENCE
OF OUR LIVES
HAS CAST A SHADOW
ON OUR WORLD
OUR DEVOTION TO
OUR APPETITES
BETRAYED US ALL

WELL THERE'S A RUCKUS
ON THE LEVEE
UNHOLY CROWD
ON THE COURTHOUSE STEPS
AND IF I MAKE IT
TO SUNDAY
I'M SURE ENOIUGH
ASK THE GOOD LORD
FOR HELP

WITHOUT YOU
THERE'S NO CHANGE
NIGHTS AND DAY
ARE GREY
IF I REACHED OUT
AND TOUCHED THE RAIN
IT JUST WOULDN'T
FEEL THE SAME

TELL ME WHAT YOU CAN HEAR
AND THEN TELL ME
WHAT YOU SEE
EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT WAY
TO VIEW THE WORLD
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW
WHEN YOU SEE THE SIMPLE THINGS
TO APPRECIATE THIS LIFE
IT"S NOT TOO LATE TO LEARN
ON AN ISLAND IN THE SUN COOL PACIFIC WINDS BLOW JUST ACROSS THE BAY BATTERED BY THE WAVES