What if...? I wrote this around Easter. Later saw an article how someone had called the police because they saw what appeared to be a homeless man sleeping on a park bench. It was actually a bronze statue that had been placed in the park. It was called 'Homeless Jesus"....'nuff said?
lyrics
IF JESUS CAME
If Jesus came today he’d shed 7 billion tears
Looking back upon the sins of the past two thousand years
From Bangladesh to Bangor Maine and all that’s in between
At the waste and pain and avarice and the hatred so obscene
If Jesus came today where exactly could he go?
They’d trash his name on Twitter, make him a youtube show
Where could he live, what could he say? To make us understand
We’d turn him into a nasty meme, we wouldn’t buy the brand.
If Jesus came today, he’d turn and run away
If I were him I would too..wouldn’t you?
If Jesus came today as so many think he should
Would the message that he had to say do him any good?
Without a billion dollars to “get the point across”
They wouldn’t take the time to even nail him to a cross
If Jesus came today would he be living on the street?
Without a home, without a job, without enough to eat
Rounded up to “make things nice” when politicians came to town?
Or beaten with batons after his sermon on the mount
If Jesus came today, he’d turn and run away
If I were him I would too......wouldn’t you?
Blessed are the humble
Blessed are the meek
Blessed are the voiceless
Without a means to speak
Blessed are the righteous
The few and far between
Blessed are the shut away
Who are seldom ever seen
If Jesus came today he might have a different name
He might be a different color but the end would be the same
Maybe she is out there, maybe she is not a man
But whomever they may be I hope they have a better plan
But whomever they may be, I hope they have a better plan
Who ever they may be I’d get the hell out while they can
Amen.LITTLE BY LITTLE
Little by little we'll go, no matter how far the distance is
Little by little we'll go, we are not shaken
Little by little we'll go, no matter what the resistance is
Little by little we'll go, until we reach our destination
Little by little we'll go no matter how long the road is
Little by little we'll go, no matter how narrow the path
Little by little we'll go, each step shall give us wisdom
Little by little we'll go, and the hardship brings us no regrets
chorus
We won't turn back, there's only one way forward
We won't turn back, until we reach a better day
We won't turn back, we hear a higher calling
And little by little, we'll find our way
Little by little we'll go, we're making strides
Little by little we'll go, and a change does come
Little by little we'll go, and the hope resides
in the beating heart of everyone
chorus
Little by little we'll go, we stay the course
Little by little we go, we adhere to the plan
Little by little we'll go, we make the change
Little by little we'll go, every woman every man
credits
from American Dreamscapes,
released December 12, 2020
written by Glenn Stuart
thanks to Richard Blacker-pedal steel guitar
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