[Verse 1]

Sometimes think the poor is necessary

Every night I pray for peace on earth
And I hand down my dollars to the homeless
But believe that every able soul should work


[Pre Chorus]


My father gave me my shotgun
That I'll hand down to my son
Try to teach him everything it means


[Chorus]


I'm a man of my convictions
Call me wrong, call me right
But I bring my better angels to every fight

You may not like where I'm goin'
But you sure know where I stand
Hate me if you want to

Love me if you can

[Verse 2]


I stand by my right to speak freely
But I worry 'bout what kids learn from TV

And before all of debatin' turns to angry words and hate
Sometimes we should just agree to disagree


[Pre Chorus]

And I believe that Jesus

Looks down here and sees us
And if you ask him, he would say


[Chorus Out]