Jennifer Hudson
"Believe"

Old man Wrigley lived in that white house
Down the street where I grew up
My 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 in the navy
Lost his wife, lost his baby
I broke down and asked him one time
How ya keep from going 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, and said

[Chorus:]
I raise my hands, bow my head
I'm 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
Oh I believe

Few years later I was off at college
Talkin' on the phone to my mom one night
Getting all caught up on the gossip
Of the small town life
She said oh by the way child, old man Wrigley hass died.

Later on that night, I laid there thinkin' back
I thought about a couple long-lost summers
I didn't know whether to cry or laugh
Cause if there was ever anybody who deserved a ticket to the other side
It'd be that sweet old man who looked me in the eye and said

[Chorus:]
I raise my hands, bow my head
I'm 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 it all ends
In a slow ride in a hearse
You know I'm more and more convinced
The longer that I live
No, this can't be
No, it can't be
This can't be all there is

[Chorus:]
When I raise my hands, bow my head
I'm 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
Oh I believe
Ooh, I still believe

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