Well the Bible tells us about a man 
Who ruled Babylon and all it's land 
Around the city he built a wall 
And declared that Babylon would never fall 

He had concubines and wives 
He called his Babylon "Paradise" 
On his throne he drank and ate 
But for Belshazzer it was getting late 

For he was weighed in the balance and found wanting 
His kingdom was divided, couldn't stand 
He was weighed in the balance and found wanting 
His houses were built upon the sand 

The people feast and drank their wine 
And praised the false gods of his time 
All holy things were scorned and mocked 
But suddenly all their mocking stopped 

For on the wall there appeared a hand 
Nothing else, there was no man 
And but, the hand began to write 
And Belshazzar couldn't hide his fright 

For he was weighed in the balance and found wanting 
His kingdom was divided, couldn't stand 
He was weighed in the balance and found wanting 
His houses were built upon the sand 

Well no one around could understand 
What was written by the mystic hand 
Belshazzar tried but couldn't find 
A man who could give him piece of mind 

But Daniel the prophet, the man of God 
He saw the writing on the wall in blood 
Belshazzar asked him what it said 
And Daniel turned to the wall and read 

"My friend your weighed in the balance and found 
wanting 
Your kingdom was divided, it can't stand 
Your weighed in the balance and found wanting 
Your houses were built upon the sand" 

Don't call my name out your window, I'm leaving
I won't even turn my head
Don't send your kin folks to give me no talkin'
I'll be gone like I said
You'd say the same old things that you've been saying 
all along 
Lay there in your bed and keep your mouth shut 'til I'm 
gone
Don't give me that old familiar cryin' cussin' moan,
Understand your man (I'm tired of your badmouthin')
Understand your man.

You can give my other suits to the Salvation Army
And everything else I leave behind.
I ain't takin' nothing that'll slow down my travelin'
While I'm untanglin' my mind.

I ain't gonna repeat what I said anymore
While I'm breathin' air that ain't been breathed before
I'll be as gone as a wild goose in winter
Then you'll understand your man (meditate on it)
Understand your man (you hear me talkin')
Understand your man (remember what I told ya)