On the blind side and down the back ways
The roots of sadness crawl,
When you cant get what you need
You feel like taking a torch to it all
All the sweet talk makes a bitter man
You can feel the darkness rise
Sometimes you dont know what youre fighting for
You dont know who it is you despise.
I am the Halleluiah Man
Break all the rules Im the King of fools
Im the renegade in this greytown
And Ill do anything to bring a government down
I am the Halleluiah Man
Yes my friends Ive been born again
Im the black sheep who while shepherds sleep
Will do anything to bring a government down
In a coat of a thousand colours
And a star spangled Cadillac
He picked up a rodeo queen
With whiplash marks all over his back
When dreams dont become their people
People become their dreams
He didnt understand at the time
But now he knows exactly what it means
I am the Halleluiah Man
Break all the rules Im the King of fools
Im the renegade in this greytown
And Ill do anything to bring a government down
I am the Halleluiah Man
Yes my friends Ive been born again
Im the black sheep who while shepherds sleep
Will do anything to bring a government down
They said watch out boy be careful where you tread
Youre throwing away all that beautiful bread
He slept outside until the world opened up
Theyve got to understand hes a Halleluiah Man
He says I am the Halleluiah Man
And Ill do anything to bring a government down
He built himself a prison
He knew he had to escape
Some worlds are held together by steel
Some worlds are held together by sellotape
He was d