faith in me, faith in you

a single mother with two children make lunches in the mornin'

and on her way to work

she drops 'em off at school

and tells them

'faith in me

faith in you'

a farmer kneels in his fields with dust pourin' through his fingers

says

'i'm gonna lose you if it don't rain real soon'

he looks up and says

'faith in me

faith in you'

oh-ooh-oh

i have to have faith

that's where it all starts

i know i have to have faith in myself

it's free and it's found right here in my heart

and when i think about things and all the dreams i wanna see come true

let me tell you just what i do. i take a look in the mirror and i smile and say

'have faith in me

faith in you'

in the shadow of a city

by the banks of the river

from the doorway of his cardboard room

a man cries out

'faith in me

faith in you'

before the poverty and prejudice or the hunger and pain

or the social injustice. just once

let the voices ring

here 'em say

'faith in me

faith in you'

i take a look in the mirror and i smile and say

'have faith in me. faith in you'