The Words In Red

he heft a leather bound bible
up with two hands
then he slammed it down
over my head
now he can tell you about
the sins of man
but he must of skipped over
the words in red

love yr brothers & yr sisters
take care of each other
love yr enemies
as well as your friends
tend the poor & the sick
& the ones in jail
give away your wealth
say the words in red

blessed are the meek they'll inherit the earth
blessed are the wine & bread
blessed are those that hunger and thirst
blessed are the words in red

WORDS IN RED WORDS IN RED
THESE ARE THE WORDS THAT JESUS SAID
THE WORDS THAT JESUS TOLD
WORTH THE WAIT IN THE WORLD OF GOLD

now, he's a sinner-huntin' preacher
in the red light zone
at least that's what
the papers said
the finger pointing fools
are the first to go
& turn their back
on the words in red

you can call it myth or a church man's dream
you can damn it all from A to Zed
you can bury it deep you can sell it out cheap
but you can never lose the words in red

WORDS IN RED WORDS IN RED
THESE ARE THE WORDS THAT JESUS SAID
THE WORDS THAT JESUS TOLD
WORTH THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD IN GOLD