Secular Praise

When I was a little boy

I had a lot of friends

Running up and down the streets

'Til the day's end

There was nothing that we could not do

Superman strong

Keepers of the neighborhood

Then we all went home

Time rolls by

But it all seems like the wink of an eye

Now I look straight ahead and smile (ooh)

We had a lot to dream about (ooh, ooh)

Music filled our minds (ooh, ooh)

Sailing all around our heads (ooh, ooh)

In perfect time

And I say

Hallelujah (hallelujah)

Gonna shout it out (shout it out)

Gonna say it again (say it again)

Hallelujah (hallelujah)

Gonna breathe it in

I like the smell of an open field

Don't mind a city street

I walk along singing to myself

To make ends meet (ooh)

Don't go to church, but I feel the weight (ooh, ooh)

Some people think I'm shy (ooh, ooh)

Still, I hope to shake the hand of fate (ooh, ooh)

Before I die

I don't know (ah, ah, ah)

Why some have less, and some have more

All my sorrow could all fit in a bedroom drawer

So many lessons from way back then

But still I wish I knew (ooh, ooh)

How I became the lucky one (ooh, ooh, ooh)

To be with you (ooh)

And I say

Hallelujah (hallelujah)

Gonna shout it out (shout it out)

Gonna say it again (say it again)

Hallelujah (hallelujah), yeah

Hallelujah (hallelujah)

Gonna shout it out (shout it out)

Gonna say it again (say it again)

Hallelujah (hallelujah)

Gonna breathe it in

Ooh, ooh

Hallelujah

Gonna breathe it in