Wisdom

Oh wisdom

Can't come too early for a young man

With the whole world in his hands

Hey, wisdom

Can't come too fast for a boy

Who will not heed the warning

And it's too late to turn back

Oh, wisdom

When he sees he was defeated by

What he believed was only right

Was really just another lie

That's when he'll cry out for wisdom

Oh, yeah

Yeah, yeah, for wisdom

Hey, wisdom

Came too late for the old man

And now it's too late to wash

The blood from his hands

And I hear him cry wisdom

Oh, many times I heard him say

Any price you have to pay

Will be worth it all that fateful day

When yours is the life it saves

You'll be glad

You'll be so glad

You could waste it all

Wisdom, hey

Wisdom, hey

She's calling out in the street

Calling out for you

You'll need it, you'll need it

Got the cure for my foolish ways

I turned my back

I can't, I can't turn away, no

I can't turn away, no

I won't turn away

I can't look Lord and turn away

I've been losing sleep

I've been stealing

My life is on the line now, ooh