there is fire and there s light the sense of something coming down this telephone wire and there s wrong and there s right that s the closest thing to clarity tonight there are songs i sing that can make somebody feel like things are better than they seem that there s time yes there s time tonight in my own defense i don t believe that i was born this complicated you can state some things waitin till the people cheer then give them the refrain and the band plays those blues away in my own defense i don t believe that i was born this complicated there s a frame of mind it s a surfacing you ll notice from the corner of your eye you can see for miles with an inner light that s guiding you home in my own defense i don t believe that i was born this complicated this complicated this complicated this complicated