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What Is Truth

In the style of

Johnny Cash

Lyrics

the old man
turned off the radio
said where did all
of the old songs go

kids sure play
funny music
these days
and they play it
in the
strangest ways

said it looks to me
like they've
all gone wild
it was peaceful
back when i
was a child

well man could it be
that the
girls and boys
are tryin' to be heard
above your noise
and the lonely
voice of youth cries
what is truth

a little boy
of three
sittin' on the floor
looks up
and says daddy
what is war

son that's when
people fight and die
a little boy
of three says
daddy why

young man
of seventeen
in sunday school
bein' taught
the golden rule

and by the time
another year's
gone around
it may be his turn
to lay his life down

can you blame
the voice of youth
for asking
what is truth

young man sittin' on
the witness stand
the man with the book
says raise your hand

repeat after me
i solemnly swear
the man looked down
at his long hair

and although
the young man
solemnly swore
nobody seemed
to hear anymore
and it didn't
really matter
if the truth was there

it was
the cut of his clothes
and the length
of his hair
and the lonely
voice of youth cries
what is truth

a young girl dancin'
to the latest beat
has found new ways
to move her feet

the young man
speakin'
in the city square
is tryin' to tell
somebody
that he cares

yeah the ones
that you're
callin' wild
are gonna be
the leaders
in a little while

this old world's
wakin' to a
newborn day
and i
solemnly swear
that it'll be their way

you'd better
help that
voice of youth find
what is truth
and the lonely
voice of youth cries
what is truth

Details

• Duration : 2:36
• Key : E
• Genre : Country
• Year released : 1970
• Language : English

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