St. Patrick's

Album: Streets: A Rock Opera (1991)
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  • Hey there Lord it's me
    I wondered if you're free
    Or not asleep
    This just won't keep
    It seems I just don't see

    Why all the things we asked
    Or prayed would come to pass
    Have gone unheard
    Like silent words
    That slip into the past

    For Lord they're not schemes
    Can't you tell dreams
    Why do you
    Let them slip by
    Never even tried

    It isn't you don't hear
    There's far too many tears
    Or can't you feel
    Are we unreal
    To one who knows no peers

    You say we must pay dues
    But still I am confused
    I need to walk
    And with you talk
    Instead of to statues

    For Lord they're not schemes
    Can't you tell dreams
    Why do you
    Let them slip by
    Never even tried

    You take all the fame
    But who'll accept the blame
    For all the hurts
    Down here on earth
    Unnecessary pain

    For surely you must care
    Or are you only air
    Built in out minds
    When we're in binds
    And never really there

    And can we be tired of you
    Is that something that we're allowed to do
    For even the blind change their view
    And it's time we tried something new

    And so I plead my case
    I'll now pull my escape
    Didn't mean to doubt
    What it's about
    Seems I forgot my place

    But if you find the time
    Please change the story line
    Or give a call
    Explain it all
    I'll even leave the dime Writer/s: PAUL F. O'NEILL
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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