I left Wichita on a cracked western road For Missouri and all of her caverns To hide like an outlaw from what I have heard There are some things in life I don't want to learn But I am not Lewis or Clark; I am only a man That gets lost in his questions like, "Why doesn't love heal when we need it most?" Will somebody give me the answer I need? I'd sing hallelujah, if I could recall what it means And just who I am praising I don't think that I can express it in words, So I let the melody do all my speaking Just when I think I am safe and secure There's that haunting again in my conscience The ticking, the tapping of cold memory Like a steel radiator that's run out of steam We're pushin' and pullin', we hold ourselves down, It starts with the small things So I will keep trying to become the man that you need And remember you taught me to sing And I'd sing hallelujah, if I could recall what it means And just who I am praising I don't think that I can express it in words, So I let the melody do all my speaking Take what you need I'm not taking it anymore Oh, take what you need I'm not taking it anymore I'd sing hallelujah, if I could recall what it means And just who I am praising I don't think that I can express it in words, So I let the melody do all my speaking