Stand - Arrested Development

Yeah, Arrested Development

It’s better to write for ourselves and have no public

Than to write for the public and have no self, yeah, yeah

I stand for children, innocence in they eyes, playing under blue skies

Trying out fake cries to see they mama sympathize

Wanting they new toys, thinking it a bring 'em joy

Thinking mom and dad are wack but later on they realize

Children playing in the dirt, getting wet in the rain

Falling till they learn that part of life is pain

Crawling till they learn that walking is another thing

And running should come only when walking is no type of strain

I stand for beauty, earth, sky, woman, man

Or other worldly things like birth, strife and death again

And things that we can’t touch like love faith and sacrifice

Things that we like much like good food and moon light

Cloud formations, clear blue skies, four season leaves

And the colors that stop by great songs, great art, great books

And stories unrecognized, underdogs that later gain glory

The things that I stand for tell who I am

The things that I stand for tell who I am

The things that I stand for tell who I am

The things that I stand for tell who I am

I stand for truth, political or spiritual

And I know the truth can hurt but I’d rather hear it though

Whether truth about the past, present, future or all

I know the man that hates truth is the man who will fall

I know that every single issue boils down to sin

And the only way to kill sin is from within

And the man who points his finger at everyone else

Has got 4 other fingers pointed back to himself

And that people don’t change 'cause of words alone

Yet a nation can be moved by one person whose strong

And truth can be buried for moments of time

But like the last day buried things are bound to rise

Are bound to rise, are bound to rise

The things that I stand for tell who I am

The things that I stand for tell who I am

The things that I stand for tell who I am

The things that I stand for tell who I am

As I stand, so I rise

Lift my tears up to the sky

I stand for something or everything I fall for

Even when I’m wrong, yo, you know my views

We choose most of our paths and that’s just the truth

Even if most of our ways lead to further blues

And sometimes I stand for nothing I just sit and listen

'Cause no matter how much I got there’s things I’m missing

So when it’s all done and said I stand for this

When it’s all done and said I stand for this

When it’s all done and said I stand for this

Children, beauty, truth and something that stirs my insides

Inspires my very life 'cause bottom line for everyone is

You stand or sit, you stand or sit

You stand or sit, you stand or sit

As I stand, so I rise

Lift my tears up to the sky

The things that I stand for tell who I am

The things that I stand for tell who I am

The things that I stand for tell who I am

The things that I stand for tell who I am