Vincent, will you teach me how to paint?
Theresa, will I ever be a saint?
John, I really think your songs are great
I was born too late
William, will you teach me how to write?
And Cassius, will you show me how to fight?
Thomas A, I think I see the light
I was born tonight
I've hard time leaving this town
I've been losing everything that I've found
I'm gonna search the sky, kissed the ground
Build it up and tear it back down
I've had a hard time leaving this place
I've been counting all the lines on my face
I'm gonna curse the sky, hit the ground
What goes up comes tumbling down, tumbling down
Jimi, show me how you played that thing
Elvis, will I ever be a king?
And Jerry, all the joy and love you bring
I was born to sing
Martin Luther King, show me the way
Jesus, Buddha, teach me how to pray
Christopher, I think I see the bay
I was born today, I was born today
I was born today, I was born today
I was born today, I was born today
I was born today, I was born today
Theresa, will I ever be a saint?
John, I really think your songs are great
I was born too late
William, will you teach me how to write?
And Cassius, will you show me how to fight?
Thomas A, I think I see the light
I was born tonight
I've hard time leaving this town
I've been losing everything that I've found
I'm gonna search the sky, kissed the ground
Build it up and tear it back down
I've had a hard time leaving this place
I've been counting all the lines on my face
I'm gonna curse the sky, hit the ground
What goes up comes tumbling down, tumbling down
Jimi, show me how you played that thing
Elvis, will I ever be a king?
And Jerry, all the joy and love you bring
I was born to sing
Martin Luther King, show me the way
Jesus, Buddha, teach me how to pray
Christopher, I think I see the bay
I was born today, I was born today
I was born today, I was born today
I was born today, I was born today
I was born today, I was born today
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i've had a hard time leaving this town
i've been losing everything that i've found
i'm gonna kiss the sky, kiss the ground
build it up, and tear it back down
(i haven't gotten out yet but someday i will and i'm gonna conquer the world)
i've had a hard time leaving this place
i've been counting all the lines on my face
i'm gonna curse the sky, hit the ground
what goes up comes tumbling down
(i still haven't achieved wat i wanted to and the older i get the more it seems i never will...also, i think there's a bit of bitterness in the second version of the chorus)
Verse One
Vincent Van Gogh, Mother Theresa, and John Lennon.
Verse Two
William Shakespeare (or William Faulkner), Cassius Clay aka Muhammad Ali (or Cassius the Roman), and Thomas Aquinas (that lyric above should be Thomas A. I think I see the light).
Verse Three
Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Jerry Garcia
Verse Four
The first three are self-explanatory, and Christopher Columbus (line should be Christopher I think I see the bay)
Good song!
Also, the lyrics should read, "Christopher, I think I see the bay" from what I've read.