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Ain't No Loving God
03:12
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Ain’t no loving God gonna understand
How you could call out to him and still love a man
Who is callous and cruel and hates the poor
Kicks them to curb when they’re knocking at the door
What you did to the least of these, you did to him
Ain’t no loving God gonna understand
How you could hold up a Bible and still follow a man
Whose only true love is power and money
And taking even more from the land of milk and honey
Love of money is the root of all evil
-Break-
Ain’t no loving God gonna understand
How you could kneel on Sunday and still stand for a man
Who’s never met a lie he didn’t tell
Confuses right and wrong with the ability to sell
An honest witness does not deceive
Ain’t no loving God gonna understand
How you can sing out hymns, then sing praises for a man
Who thinks kindness is a weakness and sacrifice for fools
The bankers are his masters and the working man his tools
When he speaks graciously, believe him not
-Break-
Ain’t no loving God gonna understand
How you can pray to be holy, then heap praise on a man
Who cheats on his wives and his taxes too
Would rather watch you die than look like he could lose
His throat’s an open grave, there’s venom on his lips
Ain’t no loving God gonna understand
How you could go to church and still listen to a man
Who stands in the boot on the necks of our brothers
And sisters because he considers them “others”
You shall love your neighbor as yourself
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2. |
Tell The Truth
06:20
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You claim that you’re the champion
Without a shred of proof
Say you’re an astronaut
While standing on the roof
You pretend it didn’t happen
While cutting down the noose
Speak the language of the coward
And think that you are brave
Try to sell that you are born again
But you’ve done nothing to be saved
You sing this land is my land
While covering up the graves
In the name of freedom
Children get gunned down
In the name of money
The poison seeps into the ground
In the name of righteousness
The lies come fast and mean
In the name of truth
You want to wash our history clean
In the name of freedom
You deny what we have learned
In the name of money
The world begins to burn
In the name of righteousness
You turn your back on those in need
In the name of truth
You see what you want to see
Claim that you’re the victim
While you’re out there swinging the club
Raising up the peace sign
While you rile up the mob
You haven’t killed our principles
You’re just here to finish the job
Say you’re a man of the people
But the power’s all for you
And if it wasn’t for the other guy
Everybody’d get theirs too
If you tell the big lie long enough
Will you believe it too?
Tell the truth
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3. |
Why Can't We Get Along?
04:47
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Well my dear mum’s advice
Was to try to be nice
And have good thing to say
But I’ve lived too long
And I’m not that strong
The façade is crumbling away
I’ve seen all the ways
We’re failing these days
I sit here just singing my song
Like that one guy said
As they kicked him in the head
Why can’t we just get along?
It’s an endless parade
A shouting promenade
Somehow they still have the nerve
To expect applause
Instead of a punch to the jaws
Which they all so richly deserve
There’s no sense of grace
No real safe space
To stay away from the madness going on
When it’s about to die down
Here comes another round
Why can’t we just get along?
I feel so worn down
My body’s giving out
From carrying my axes to grind
Cause when I’m put to the test
I’m no better than the rest
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine
I’m up on my soapbox
Just casting these rocks
Off balance, and singing this song
For reasons easy to see
But hard to believe
Why can’t we just get along?
I hope you’ll excuse me
Because the answers elude me
Why can’t we just get along?
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4. |
There's Always Tomorrow
02:56
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Rich Reuter Dayton, Ohio
Rich is a guitarist/vocalist/songwriter from Dayton, OH
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