You ask me to explain it
Well there's everything and nothing to say
Some things they happen
And once they do they never go away

They tell you that this life is eye for eye
Well man you know I think that's all a lie 
Oh I will not stoke the fire of this fight, when I know 
it isn't right

So I guess I'm going to have to try forgiveness
‘Cause man you know it's all that I've got left
My boy did not deserve this, but neither do the rest
I guess I'm going to have to try forgiveness

You can call me a coward
Call me whatever you chose
Once you could have hurt me
But now, I've nothing left to lose

Go on and spite me ‘cause I will not curse his name
Tell me though I'm broken, I am to blame
Well go on, but I won't participate, in spreading all 

So I guess I'm going to have to try forgiveness
‘Cause man you know it's all that I've got left
My boy did not deserve this, but neither do the rest
I guess I'm going to have to try forgiveness

They shot at me for speaking out against this tired war
Said "How can you lose one life and not demand one 
more?"
Well what good will it do us in the end?
There's nothing that should justify revenge
And I stand now here before you
Living out the hardest test
And still I swear the only answer is: Â…forgiveness
Forgiveness
Forgiveness

Oh you know we've got to try forgiveness
‘Cause man you know it's all that we've got left
Our boys and girls are watching and they've put us to 
the test
Come let's show them forgiveness

Forgiveness