Morning's hard coffee's cold
  Pretending that the days mean more than getting old
  Stale headlines other drenched in pride
  Marching to their drum with fear standing beside
  But if I close my eyes and throw back my head
  I can see his face and I hear the words he said
  And my memories ache and my senses burn
  Did he dream too late will we ever learn
    I, I want to testify
  My love still lives and breathes
  And my soul is screaming why
  The thoughts won't let me sleep
  Don't let hearts break
  And don't let children cry
  Before it gets too late
  I want to testify
    I take what's said as my daily dread
  I turn the page and I turn my head
  I pick I choose on the evening news
  Cause by cause they fight and one by one they lose
  Must I live my days in these concrete ways
  Will the fire break through this smokey haze
  And I swear tonight I'm gonna find that place
  It's not the love that dies but the understanding ways
    I, I want to testify
  My love still lives and breathes
  And my soul is screaming why
  The thoughts won't let me sleep
  Don't let hearts break
  And don't let children cry
  Before it gets too late
  I want to testify
    Rip through the wire that screens in my window
  Throw open the shade that covers my mind
  I'm going to touch I've got to believe
  The bell tolls for me
    I, I want to testify
  My love still lives and breathes
  And my soul is screaming why
  The thoughts won't let me sleep
  Don't let hearts break
  And don't let children cry
  Before it gets too late
  I want to testify