Get Down

He was young and he was proud

He was strong and not afraid

And he walked alone where others feared to tread

And all the treasures of the land

He could hold them in his hand

And where others always follow he would lead

But when the others came to leave

They were driven on by greed

And they forced him to believe his way was wrong

In his simple way he tried

But his spirit slowly died

And he knew his weary journey had begun

And he had to get down

Get down on the ground

He had to get down

And leave his pride behind

And he had to come to terms

With the things he had to learn

And his innocence destroyed itself with age

And when he stopped to turn around

The path was nowhere to be found

And he was guided like a puppet on a stage

And the proud and noble savage

Took his turn at being scared

Whereas before he never knew the taste of fear

He had to grovel in the sand

In holding open hand

For he knew within the end was drawing near

And he had to get down

Get down on the ground

He had to get down

And leave his pride behind

And he cried alone with pain

For to walk in light again

And he begs for someone close to lend an ear

And he's turned the other cheek

But now he's much too weak

And no one stops to listen though they hear

And now an age has passed away

And we are left to pay

For the wrongs inflicted on this man

And if the burden weighs us down

We'll have to kneel upon the ground

And pray for forgiveness from this man

'Cause he had to get down

Get down on the ground

He had to get down

And leave his pride behind

We better get down

Get down on the ground

We better get down

And leave our pride behind