Read Me Wrong

Marti Stevens 1995

Why do we run swiftly
Through the corridors of sin to let temptation in?
And why do we walk slowly
Through the fields of destiny to let the spirit set us free?

All along I have known that you read me wrong
You don't understand my meaning from heart to hand
You read me wrong

I turn the open page
In the book I need to fill of broken spirit and shattered will
Invisible the ink
A mystery to read but the blame is all on me

All along I have known that you read me wrong
You don't understand my meaning from heart to hand
You read me wrong

I saw the old black man
Writing chalk upon the wall, will you let his freedom fall?
In a foreign tongue
It was a list for all I knew, of the things he had to do

All along I have known that you read me wrong
You don't understand my meaning from heart to hand
You read me

Oh, can't you see it, baby
The challenge is too rich to comprehend
Hey, life without it's meaning
Is a vague and worthless struggle in the end
If you read me wrong
Read me wrong
Don't read me wrong
Read me wrong
Yeah

So, why do we run swiftly
Through the corridors of sin, never looking where we've been?
The answer lies somewhere
It's just the soothing of the beast, we all need to find that peace

All along I have known, I have known
That you read me wrong
You don't understand
My meaning from heart to hand
You read me wrong

All along I have known, I have known
That you read me wrong
You don't understand
My meaning from heart to hand

All along I have known
You read me wrong