Believe
Brooks & Dunn Lyrics

Old man Wrigley lived in that white house
The singer tells us about an old man named Wrigley who lived in a white house down the street from where he grew up.

Down the street where I grew up
The old man's house was located on the same street where the singer had spent his childhood.

My mama used to send me over with things
The singer's mother used to send him to Wrigley's house with things.

We struck a friendship up
The artist and Wrigley became friends.

I spent a few long summers
The artist spent a few summers sitting on Wrigley's old porch swing.

Said he was in the war, when in the navy
Wrigley told the singer that he had served in the Navy during a war.

Lost his wife, lost his baby
Wrigley lost his wife and baby.

Broke down and asked him one time
The artist asked Wrigley how he managed to keep from going crazy after losing his family.

"How you keep from goin' crazy?"
The artist asked Wrigley how he managed to keep his sanity after going through such an ordeal.

He said, "I'll see my wife and son in just a little while"
Wrigley told the artist that he would soon see his wife and son again.

Mm, I asked him what he meant, he looked at me and smiled
The singer didn't understand what Wrigley meant, so he asked him. Wrigley gave him a smile as a response.

Said, "I raise my hands
Wrigley told the artist that he raises his hands.

Bow my head
He then bows his head.

I'm findin' more and more truth
Wrigley is starting to understand more truths.

In the words written in red
He is talking about the words written in red letters in the Bible that signify the words of Jesus.

They tell me that there's more to life
Wrigley believes that there's more to life than what he can see.

Than just what I can see, I believe"
He believes that there's more to life than what we can see.

A few years later I was off at college
A few years later, the singer went off to college.

Talkin' to mom on the phone one night
One night, the singer was talking to his mom on the phone.

Gettin' all caught up on the gossip
The artist caught up on local gossip with his mom.

The ins and outs of the small town life
They talked about the details of small-town life.

She said, "Oh, by the way son
His mom tells him some news.

Old man Wrigley's died"
Old man Wrigley had passed away.

Later on that night
Later that night, the artist was lost in thought.

I laid there thinkin' back
The singer lay down and thought back on the memories he had with Wrigley.

Thought about a couple long-lost summers
He thought about the long summers he had spent with Wrigley, which now felt like they were so far in the past.

I didn't know whether to cry or laugh
He didn't know whether to cry or laugh when he remembered the memories they had together.

If there was ever anybody
The artist thinks that Wrigley was a special individual.

Deserved a ticket to the other side
Wrigley deserved a ticket to heaven.

It'd be that sweet old man
If anyone deserved to be in heaven, it was Wrigley.

Who looked me in the eye
The singer remembers how Wrigley made eye contact with him when he told him about his beliefs.

I can't quote the book
The artist can't give an exact quote from the bible.

The chapter or the verse
He can't even remember the specific chapter or verse of the biblical text that Wrigley talked about.

You can't tell me it all ends
The artist doesn't believe that everything just ends with death.

In a slow ride in a hearse
He thinks that life isn't just about dying and being buried.

You know I'm more and more convinced
The artist is becoming more convinced of his beliefs.

The longer that I live
The more he lives, the more convinced he becomes.

Yeah, this can't be (no, this can't be), no, this can't be (no, this can't be)
There has to be more to life than what we can see on the surface.

Lord, I raise my hands
The singer follows Wrigley's example and raises his hands up.

Oh, I'm findin' more and more truth
The artist is also finding more truth in the words that were written in red.

I can see (just what I can see), I believe
Even though he can only see so much in the world around him, he still believes that there is more to life than meets the eye.

Oh, I (I believe)
The singer ends the song repeating his belief statement from earlier.

I believe
He believes in something greater than what can be seen.

I believe (I believe)
The artist truly believes in the message of the song.

I believe (I believe)
His belief is unwavering and strong.

I believe (I believe)
He repeats his belief statement once more before the song ends.