New Song Lyrics: Didn't Ask ('84)

VERSE:

I didn't ask for this.
I didn't ask to be judged for who I am.
I didn't sign up for this.
I didn't make any arrangements or plans.


But now I see clearly just how
The world can grow cold, leave you out...

I didn't ask for much;
I only asked to be heard and understood.
They say I've said too much,
And what I've said just doesn't make things look good.

I've put all my dreams on the line
To stand in the truth and this fight...

Cuz I know the way we're living ain't the way we're supposed to live,
And I know the things we take just don't line up with what we give,
And it's clear the way it should be isn't half of what it is,
Can’t you see it?


REFRAIN

It's a big, difficult world,
And I'm tryin,
Yeah I'm tryin and-I-know in this big, difficult world
We're all trying, just trying to figure it out,
But why can't you see that people need to be free


VERSE

I don't know it all;
I never said I had the answers to everything.
I can't explain it all,
But I know that what I feel ain't just a thing.

They say when you start losing friends,
That's when your real journey begins...

Cuz the way we hurt each other isn't anywhere near right,
And it's more than right or wrong, and runs more deep than Black or White,
But if we say "all lives matter," and leave so many to die,
Do we believe it?


REFRAIN


BRIDGE

Don't be blind to what's in front of you;
We've run out of time to turn away.
I can't tell you what to say or do;
All I know is all we have is today.
Either we fight for our rights and our future,
Or all we'll ever be is yesterday...

Music + Lyrics: JP Murray
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