if you really want to be brave
you cannot live down in that cave
you've got to live on a mountain high
until the very day that you die

if you really want to be clean
you're probably seeking the color green
'cause like a plant or a mighty tree
all you want is to be free

and if you really want to be saved
well the bible may show you the way
but you should ask the question why
instead of talking up to the sky

but if it's meaning that you crave
'cause you were born blank on that page
well you may just search for the rest of your days
to be drawn in your proper shades

lowering your voice won't make you deep
if you're as shallow as a creek
no, lowering your voice won't make you deep
if you're as shallow as a creek