From the recording Road Of The Braver Man
Lyrics
BABY I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY NOW, I THINK IT’S ALL GONE MAD. ALL THESE LIES AND DECEPTIONS, IT’S MAKING ME SAD. SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA TELL THE KIDS WHEN THEY ASK YOU THE QUESTION?
YOU KNOW, THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION, GOES A LITTLE LIKE THIS.
WILL THERE BE A TOMORROW?
HEY DAD YOU THINK I’M GONNA
BE FAMOUS LIKE YOU ARE? WILL I LIVE TIL’ I’M EIGHTY? CAN I RIDE TWENTY WHITE HORSES? WILL YOU LET ME RIDE WITH SANTA CLAUS JUST THIS YEAR?, WAS MY GRANDAD A BLACK MAN?
WAS HE REALLY A BLACK MAN?
WHAT CAME FIRST DAD THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG? AND WHY DID HE CROSS THE ROAD SO MANY TIMES?
HEY I DON’T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT ONE.
BABY I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
WHEN HER BLUE EYES STARE AT ME.
CAUSE’ I DON’T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS,
AND THERE’S A FEW OF THOSE I AIN’T GONNA REVEAL. SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA TELL THE KIDS, WHEN THEY ASK YOU THE QUESTION, YOU KNOW, THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION? GOES A LITTLE LIKE THIS.
IS THERE LIFE ON MARS?
WILL THE LEADERS FIND OUR PEACE?
DO ALL THOSE STARVING CHILDREN OUT THERE EVER SMILE? WILL I HAVE A BROTHER SOMEDAY? CAN I SHAKE THIS TREE WITHOUT IT EVER FALLING ON ME? WILL THE STARS COME OUT TONIGHT? WHY IS THE NEWS ON THE TELEVISION ALWAYS SO SAD? WILL MY THOUGHTS ALWAYS BE MY OWN?
BABY I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, BABY I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, GUESS I’LL SAY THIS!