Abbey Hoffman - Emperor With No Clothes

The year that we elected
The emperor with no clothes
I stopped going to church every Sunday
And I couldn't write no more songs

'Cause our prayers are all rising to deaf ears
And my music is doin' the same
Who can be taught what they don't already know
We're all so set in our ways

I have no human desire
To convince you that you are mistaken
I believe it with all of my heart
But it won't help to rub it in your face

The only way that I've changed
Is through friendships with those different from me
And I know that I've still got a long way to go
But I know that I'm not who I've been

I can't expect you to be any other
Than where circumstance led you 'til now
There's a chance that I'm still a believer
Since I pray that you realize, somehow

And I don't wish ill on another
Even the liars and cheats
I just want them to know the ways they've fallen short
I want it to shape how they see

I can't live a day in your shoes
I can't possibly know what you've been through
But if I listen close, I might hit the same note
And together we'll sing our way through
Together we'll sing our way through

Written by:
Abigail Hoffman

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