You're looking at me with those dark, wounded eyes,
You say, "Why do we fight like this'" - I've got no reply,
You say, "Save me this argument, save me this grief,"
I haven't got the heart to say I can't even save myself,
We're in a jungle of words, but one thing is clear: if it's up to either one of us, we'll never, ever get out of here.

We need a leader, a lover, a pillar of fire, teacher, a healer,
Oh, can't you see how we need a messiah'
We need a messiah, we need a messiah,
We need a messiah.

They're talking homeless and poor, talking animal rights,
See the Hollywood daffodils blooming in the TV lights,
Oh, they say, "Save the forests, save the whales; save them all my Telemail,"
Some of them believe in the latest cause, some of them just see another curtain call,
Me, I got this sick kind of feeling inside; I'm starting to think about all my pride,
Do we know'
When are we gonna see that the power to change has got to come from something greater than you and me'

Oh, we need a leader, a lover, a pillar of fire, a teacher, a healer,
Oh Lord, can we see how we need a messiah'
We need a messiah, we need a messiah,
We need a messiah,
Oh, we need a messiah, we need a messiah,
We need a messiah, we need a messiah, yeah.

Can we see how we need him'
Oh, can we see'

Oh, we need a lover,
Yeah, a teacher, a healer,
Open your eyes to him,
Give your love up to him.

Oh, we need a messiah, we need a messiah,
We need a messiah, ooh, we need a messiah,
Oh, we need a leader,
Oh, we need a lover,
We need a healer,
We need a messiah.

We need a messiah, we need a messiah,
We need a messiah, we need a messiah, yeah.