Or We Are Nothing

Thinking back to better days
Drawing on my youth
Thinking of my old sweet ways
Upholding my own truth

Architect of my own dreams
Working day and night
Searching for the big reward
Never losing sight
Never losing sight, I had to get away

Freedom was my destiny
My faith to this was true
To live a life of honesty
Is the life I have with you

The years have passed and I have changed
But I still feel the same
But now I know how small I am
In terms of human blame  
In terms of the human blame, I had to get away

But I, want us all
To live, a full and natural life
And I, want us all
To live and die, in a natural way
And I, want us all to be, what we’re supposed to be
Or we are nothing (Oh, nothing)

I want to live a peaceful life
But all I see is hell
I wish I knew the magic word
Where I could break the spell

The human world is hostage now
To those who trade in death
The sanctity of life is real
But I won’t hold my breath
No, I won’t hold my breath, I gotta get away 

The Earth is not at peace with itself
With earthquakes floods and flames
Snapshots of our destiny
We can’t control or tame
As we toil to live in peace
We’re made to live in fear
I won’t be made to lose my faith
But I may shed a tear
But I may shed a tear, and then I’ll get away

But I, want us all
To live, a full and natural life
And I, want us all
To live and die, in a natural way
And I, want us all to be, what we’re supposed to be
Or we are nothing (Oh, nothing)

I wanna live and I wanna be free
I wanna die when its right for me
Don’t need religion or a nuclear’ war
To lay me down when I know the score
Don’t need volcanoes or acts of god
To cut me down or spill my blood
Don’t need no leader to march me to die
Don’t need no idiot to tell me why

But I, want us all
To live, a full and natural life
And I, want us all
To live and die, in a natural way
And I, want us all to be, what we’re supposed to be
Or we are nothing (Oh, nothing)