If you understand me now, well, here's a promise From every single piece of my body That though I've fallen at every corner I'll ask not for shelter or for charity For what you needed, I could not give you For all the love and money in this world All I wanted was to believe in somebody Never thought I would feel this way All I wanted was to believe in somebody Never thought I would see the day Just like my father I still love him But it's not easy, no not never Still it goes on, these roots run deep Beneath the lies that we speak Thick as thieves, us laughing up our sleeves Until we learn to steal from each other All I wanted was to believe in somebody Never thought I would feel this way All I wanted was to believe in somebody Never thought I would see the day Come on down, come on down into my kitchen I've got some stories, I've got some stories to tell If you understand me now, well, here's a promise From every single piece of my body That though I've fallen at every corner I'll ask not for shelter or for charity All I wanted ...