Believe

Old man Wrigley lived in that white house
 Down the street where I grew up
 Momma used to send me over with things
 We struck a friendship up
 I spent a few long summers out on his old porch swing
 Said he was in the war when in the navy
 Lost his wife, lost his baby
 Broke down and asked him one time
 How ya keep from goin' crazy
 He said, "I'll see my wife and son in just a little while"
 I asked him what he meant
 He looked at me and smiled, said
 I raise my hands, bow my head
 I'm findin' more and more truth in the words written in red
 They tell me that there's more to life, than just what I can see
 Oh I believe, hmm
 Few years later I was off at college
 Talkin' to mom on the phone one night
 Gettin' all caught up on the gossip
 The ins and outs of the small town life
 She said, "Oh, by the way son
 Old man Wrigley has died"
 Later on that night, I laid there thinkin' back
 Thought about a couple long-lost summers
 I didn't know whether to cry or laugh
 If there was ever anybody deserved a ticket to the other side
 It'd be that sweet old man who looked me in the eye, said
 I raise my hands, bow my head
 I'm findin' more and more truth in the words written in red
 They tell me that there's more to life than just what I can see
 I can't quote the book, the chapter or the verse
 You can't tell me it all ends in a slow ride in a hearse
 You know I'm more and more convinced, the longer that I live
 Yeah, this can't be, no, this can't be, no, this can't be all there is
 Lord, I raise my hands, bow my head
 Oh, I'm findin' more and more truth in the words written in red
 They tell me that there's more to this
 Than just what I can see (just what I can see)
 I believe
 Oh, I, I believe
 I believe
 (I believe) hmm
 (I believe) I believe
 (I believe) I believe (I believe)
 (I believe) oh, I believe
 (I believe,)
 (I believe)
 (I believe)