Good Enough Lyrics - Scream & Whisper - Edwin Mccain

When footsteps from that Sunday march faded out into the dark 

The melody blows in to ease the pain 

Two thousand years and we're still here fighting over the same old fear 

The muddy steps of hate can't stand this rain 

I'll stand up on this stage as if it was my altar 

I'll face down all the rage and no, I will not falter 

Say I'm good enough to play but not good enough to stay 

In your heart 

The mat on the floor says welcome, the sign on the door says no 

Says 'No coloreds allowed unless you're playing in the show' 

Well I've never seen a color except the ones up in the sky 

When I see this kind of hatred I die a little inside 

I'll stand up on this stage as if it was altar 

I'll face down all this rage and no, I will not falter 

Say I'm good enough to play but not good enough to stay 

And when you finish your song boy you've got to be on your way 

But if I'm good enough to play then I'm good enough to stay 

In your heart 

This one's for the Godfather, Duke, Ella, and the Count 

And for all those who fought their way here no matter the amount 

For all of God's children walking through dumpsters in the back 

Had to finish their show and leave just because their skin was black 

They stood up on the stage as if it was their altar 

They faced down all the rage and no, they did not falter 

They were good enough to play but not good enough to stay 

And when they finished their songs boy they had to be on their way 

They were good enough to play and somehow they've always stayed 

In our hearts 

And if I'm good enough to play then we've got to find the space 

In our hearts