Fast cars and guitars to play
Who cares about the price we pay
Good jobs for big wads to spend
It's the priorities of this selfish world we live in

We must hold the wealth of the world
Loosely in the palm of our hands
When it's all gone, there's just one thing that remains
God will always be here

Fast cars and guitars to play
Who cares about the price we pay
Good jobs for big wads to spend
It's the priorities of this selfish world we live in

We must hold the wealth of the world
Loosely in the palm of our hands
When it's all gone, there's just one thing that remains
God will always be here

We must hold the wealth of the world
Loosely in the palm of our hands
When it's all gone, there's just one thing that remains
God will always be here

We must hold the wealth of the world
Loosely in the palm of our hands
When it's all gone, there's just one thing that remains
God will always be here



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    keep it all in perpective. Live life for something worth dying for.

    mystek9on September 03, 2002   Link
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    This is a song that really made me think about how I value things.

    "We must hold the wealth of the world, loosely in the palm of our hands" These guys aren't saying that it's wrong to have things. Rather, they are pointing out that we shouldn't put too much value on them (hold on to them loosely). When it all comes down to it, there's only one thing really worth holding on to, one thing that will always be here and that's God.

    sirstevenon November 19, 2004   Link
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    Great band! catchy song. My guess is that it's mocking people who brag about "playing guitars, makin money, drivin fast cars..." and saying that GOd is really the only thing worth living for.

    NotaShattyFatmason May 21, 2011   Link

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