people keep saying that i'm a little short on mercynsay my god forsaken soul will buy me thingsnfame and fortune pearly gates and silver wingsnyeah i picked out curtains for my place on golden streetnnpeople been calling me sinnernbeen calling me wayward saintncaught a snag along the path that they call straightnlooked down and i saw that i had lost my faithnturned my back on promises i'd never breaknnthese days i'm just trying to find out what love meansnfind my place within this crazy scenenthese days i'm just trying to find out what love meansnfind my place within this dreamnnpeople been saying i'm going to hell if i don't changenbut i sold my soul to god when i was barely eightnall of jacob's ladders couldn't rescue menall because i bought that house on golden streetnnbuilt a bridge between our hearts but it was weaknlittle did i know it wouldn't hold my weightnnow i'm falling fast into a great ravinenwonder when i land if i'll be on my feetnnthese days i'm just trying to find out what love meansnfind my place within this crazy scenenthese days i'm just trying to find out what love meansnfind my place within this dreamnncan you spare me fatherna moment of your timenwhy’d you hide the answersnin, in between the linesnlife has many colorsnmore than black and whitenwhy do i have questionsnif you’re always rightnnthese days i'm just trying to find out what love meansnfind my place within this crazy scenenthese days i'm just trying to find out what love meansnfind my place within this dream