Gimme just one thing of beauty
To last me for all of my years
Gimme just one thing of beauty
And wash away all of my tears
I won't need to get no religion
When I throw all my burdens away
So gimme just one thing of beauty
And I'll stand at this alter and pray
Gimme one thing of beauty
I need one thing of beauty
Baby one thing of beauty
It's hard times down on the corner
Yeah, there's loneliness out on the street
I mean, everywhere you go there's someone you know
Who suffered some kind of defeat