Heaven

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HEAVEN

I see you at the bookstore
In the inspiration aisle
I've seen that look before
You're set to go the extra mile
Pamphlet from your pocket
All about the judgment day
If we're gonna have this talk
You're not the only one with things to say

When you ask if I know Jesus
I must admit, "Not personally."
They say he was a prophet
Come from ancient Galilee
But his favorite teachin'
Ain't in your selected verse:
If heaven's gonna happen
Gonna have to happen right here first

Do you ever feed the hungry?
Ever heal the lame?
Ever give away your money
In another name?
Everlastin' goodness
Doesn't magically ap - pear
If heaven's gonna happen
It's gonna have to happen here.
Ha-la-la-la-ley-lu-jah
Halelujah

When you imagine heaven
Is everybody just like you? Bible-thumpin' reverends
The self-elected chosen few
All of one opinion
Everybody speaks King James
Back on planet sin
Ya didn't know your neighbors' names

From the junk upon your bumper
I can see that you support the war
Who said, Turn the other cheek?
Who said, Put up your sword?
Too much Armageddon
Where's the Sermon on the Mount?
Arm-a-gettin' tired of waitin'
For the words that count:

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You ought to know this if you’ve really been born twice
You wouldn’t blow this on post-mortem paradise

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Ha-la-la-la-ley-lu-jah
Ha-la-la-la-ley-lu-jah
Ha-la-la-la-ley-lu-jah
Halelujah Ha-la-la-la-ley-lu-jah
Ha-la-la-la-ley-lu-jah
Ha-la-la-la-ley-lu-jah
Halelujah