Believe

I Believe

Old man Rigely lived in that white house

down the street where I grew up

Mama used to send me over with things

we struck a friendship up.

We spent a few long summers

out on his old porch swing

Said he was in the war, went in the navy

Lost his wife, lost his baby

Broke down and asked one time,

how you keep from goin crazy?

He said I'll see my wife & son in just a little while

I asked what he meant, he looked at me and smiled.

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Said I raised m hand, bowed my head

I'm finding more and more turth

in the words written in red

They tell me that there's more to life

than just what I can see.

Oh believe mmmhmm

Few years later I was off at college

talkin' to Mom on the phone one night,

gettin' all caught up on the gossip

in's and out's of the small town life.

She said oh by the way son,

mmm Ole man Rigley has died

Later on that night, I layed there thinking back

Thought about a couple of long lost summers

I didn't know whether to cry or laugh

I think if anybody deserved a ticket to the other side

It would be that sweet old man

looked me in the eye...

Chorus -

Said I raised my hand, bowed my head

Finding 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 that it all ends,

in a slow ride in a hearse.

You know I'm more and more convinced

the longer that I live;

yah this can't be, no this can't be

no this can't be all there is...

Chorus -

Ohhh, I raise my hands

bow my head

I'm finding more and more truth

in the words written in red

They tell that there's more to this

than just what I can see...

I Believe, oh I believe

I believe

mmmmhmmm

I believe (I believe)

I believe ( I believe)

ohhhwhoo I believe

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Lyrics submitted by Pamela.