Something To Believe In  by Poison Version 1: Well I see him on the TV Preachin' 'bout the promise lands He tells me believe in Jesus Steals the money from my hands   Some say he was a good man Lord I think he sinned, yeah   Twenty-two years of mental tears Cries a suicidal Vietnam vet Who fought a losing war on a foreign shore To find his country didn't want him back   Their bullets took his best friend in Saigon Our lawyers took his wife and kids, no regrets In a time I don't remember In a war he can't forget   He cried "Forgive me for what I've done there Cause I never meant the things I did"   Chorus: And give me something to believe in If there's a Lord above And give me something to believe in Oh, Lord arise   My best friend died a lonely man In some Palm Springs hotel room I got the call last Christmas Eve And they told me the news   I tried all night not to break down and cry As the tears rolled down my face I felt so cold and empty  Like a lost soul out of place   And the mirror, mirror on the wall Sees my smile it fades again   Chorus   Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now The things I didn't know then Road you gotta take me home   Solo   I drive by the homeless sleeping on a cold dark street Like bodies in an open grave Underneath the broken old neon sign That used to read JESUS SAVES   A mile away live the rich folks And I see how they're living it up While the poor they eat from hand to mouth The rich drinkin' from a golden cup   And it just makes me wonder Why so many lose, and so few win   Chorus   You take the high road And I'll take the low road   Yes Sometimes I wish I didn't know now The things I didn't know then   And give me something to believe in, yeah   Something To Believe In #2 I came home from school on Tuesday To find my mother gone Why she left I'll never know It seemed like they got along One of these days I'd like to know Just where it all went wrong   A woman torn to tears asks Who the real criminals are When they told her her husband died Fighting in another country's drug wars   She said it isn't the kids on the streets without a dream Shooting up the dealers smack It's them red tape politicians  taking all the drug lords kickbacks   Isn't it funny what power and money  Can do to the soul of a man?    And give me something to believe in If there's a Lord above Ah give me something to believe in, yeah If there's a lord above   I got a second job at night now Just to help pay the bills And there he worked for the rest of his life Because his wife had taken him   Now he lives on a bottle of courage  He buys at the liquor store He did his family real good Until he couldn't do it anymore     Whatever he found Why he broke down No one's really sure&ldots;   Just needed something to believe in If there's a Lord above He needed something to believe in Oh Lord arise   Tracked some of societies race On the old man's face His eyes blood red laid to waste   Well the mirror tells a different story Then the one that's playing in my mind Every time I swear I'm looking younger The more lines that I find   I guess I learned to trade youth for wisdom  And lust in for romance It's all written in the stages and  Phases in life's little dance   When I want to bitch about growing old,  I think about how many never had a chance&ldots;   It gives me something to believe in Oh Lord arise It gives me something to believe in, yeah Oh Lordy Lord arise Something to believe in Oh Lord above  It gives me something to believe in, yeah  Oh Lord arise   Sometimes I didn't know now Things I did know then   And give me something to believe in&ldots; yeah yeah   Internet Cometary 1. Sorry for all ye Jesus friends, but I don't think you understand it at all... this song is about a man whose faith in God is challenged by a number of things, things that make him look up to heaven and challenge whoever is there ("If there's a lord above...oh Lord arise"). And then finally realizing that there is nobody up there and that all the beautiful words the church uses are empty and devoid of real meaning ("He tells me to believe in Jesus, and steals the money from my hand"). Jesus saves... but as the years pass by, and the neon letters break down, the homeless are still homeless. Hollow words, nothing changed. And no, realizing your faith is in vain is not easy ("Sometimes I wish to God I didn't know now the things I didn't know then")... hence the cry, the desperate cry of a man robbed of his foundations in life, for "something to believe in". Brilliant song, I love it.   2. for f's sakes just cause it says something to "believe" in doesn't mean he's talking about god *newsflash* Christians not everyone believes in god and this song seems to be more challenging if he's even there or not, so my best friend died a lonely man in a palms spring hotel room? so do you think he is thanking god for that!? None of u have a f'in clue I'm sick of it. You just shovel bull s down people's throats.   Discussion ASK:    -Have they heard both versions?    -Is it easier to say this song is about faith or it is mocking God?    -"As years pass" we all must transition from child like belief to adult belief.    -When good people die it hurts. Why then does God allow it to happen?  (Free will&ldots; & our ultimate purpose in this life is to help others while experiencing pain separation so we can actually feel the separation from God&ldots;)   Say: "Something to Believe In" is a power ballad by American Glam rock band Poison, it's the 2nd single from their 1990 album Flesh & Blood. "Something to Believe In" was also released on the Best of Ballads & Blues album in 2003, with alternate lyrics (part 2). The song was released as a single in both America and the UK in 1990. It charted in both countries, peaking at #4 in the US and at #35 in the UK. This song was dedicated to James Kimo Maano, a security guard and best friend of Bret Michaels who had died some time earlier. "The whole road crew was like a family by the time they finished touring for the second album "Open Up and Say... Ahh". Kimo, Poison's bodyguard, like all the other members of the crew had gotten heavy into drugs, alcohol, and women. Over the months that their third album, "Flesh & Blood" was being recorded, Kimo's health got consistently worse. One day in late December of 1990, he died all alone in his Palm Springs hotel room. When Bret got the call on Christmas Eve, he went into hysterics. He locked himself in his room and didn't come out until this song was finished. It tells not only the life story of Kimo, but of Bret's cousin Bob who was wounded in Vietnam. The video for the song is equally as powerful. When Bret saw the image of Kimo on the screen, he lost his composure and had to leave the set for several hours before coming back to finish his part. The video got 1st place in MTV's "World Series of Video" People's Choice Awards. ASK:    -How do you usually deal with troubles in your life?    -Who do you usually turn to when you need help? Why?   Read Aloud: Psalm 119:47-52. For I find my delight in thy commandments, which I love. I revere thy commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on thy statutes. Remember thy word to thy servant, in which thou hast made me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction that thy promise gives me life. Godless men utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from thy law. When I think of thy ordinances from of old, I take comfort, O LORD.   ASK:    -Are you able to remember God's promises when you have troubles? Why or why not?    -Is there a way to make God seem more tangible during trials? If so, how?    -How can we make our youth ministry more open to helping people with their troubles?    -What are some things you believe in without a shadow of a doubt? How did these things gain your belief?    -Do you consider yourself generally trusting or cynical? What do you think led you to this attitude?    -How does this perspective affect your ability to believe friends? Believe God?    -Has anyone ever damaged your ability to believe? If so, what happened?   Read Aloud: John 20:19-29. On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe." Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said, "Peace be with you." Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe."    -Why do we so often need to see or experience things in order to believe?    -How does believing in God sight unseen result in a great blessing?    -What boundaries stand between you and belief?    -What needs to happen for you to overcome your doubts?    -How can a person strengthen the beliefs they already possess?