作词 : Lambert, Potter
Lay me down
There's a lot of us
Been pushed around

Red or yellow
Black or white and brown
With a tear of their own

Oh, can't you see

While you're picking on society
That the leaves on your family tree

Are calling you to come home?

You're the keeper of the castle

So be a father to your children
A provider of all their daily needs

Like a sword in lord protector
Be their desperate needs director

They'll do well to follow
Where you lead

Oh, in your head

You don't believe
What the Good Book said

You're gonna strike out now instead

'Cause the world's been unkind

But through thick and thin

Whatever shape your heart is in

You only have one next of kin

Better keep 'em in mind

You're the keeper of the castle
So be a good man to your baby
A creator of the sunshine in her day

In the garden that you've seeded
Be a friend when a friend is needed

You won't have to look the other way

Lay me down

There's a lot of us
Been pushed around
Red or yellow
Black or white and brown
With a tear of their own

Oh, can't you see

How you're picking on society
That the leaves on your family tree
Are begging you to come on home?

Lay me down

There's a lot of us
Been pushed around

Red or yellow
Black or white and brown
With a tear of their own

In your head

You don't believe
What the Good Book said

You're gonna strike...