God's Not a Jerk

from Trace of a Clue (2013) by Bill Burke

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I don't have the secret to living
But I tryin' hard
Learned my share from trial and schooling
Keep Golden Ruling/ Be who you are

As your megaphone got bigger
I'm left on the fringe
You paint God all jealous and petty
At levels that should make a high-schooler cringe

If I'm lucky your sermon will make me feel dead
When you're conjuring much harsher places instead
When the ache of your rain gets a hold of my heart
I remember that God's not a jerk
Oooo that's a start

You say my soul was there from the onset
When I'm too small to see
More than most won't get past that point
It's a U-turn to Heaven - how happy we'd be

But you and I got through those gauntlets
We were not as frail
So our reward's to struggle and suffer
Taking this test that you tell me I'll fail

If I'm lucky your sermon will make me feel dead
When you're conjuring much harsher places instead
When the ache of your reign gets a hold of my heart
I remember that God's not a jerk
Oooo that's a start
Oooo that's a start

Don't be mistaken, when helping forsaken
I'm happy to be on your side
But not when your power gets built on notions
Downright self-serving and dumb simplified

As your megaphone got bigger
I'm left on the fringe
You paint God all jealous and petty
At levels that should make a high-schooler cringe

If I'm lucky your sermon will make me feel dead
When you're conjuring much harsher places instead
When the ache of your rain gets a hold of my heart
I remember that God's not a jerk
If I'm lucky your sermon will make me feel dead
When you're conjuring much harsher places instead
When the ache of your reign gets a hold of my heart
I remember that God's not a jerk
Oooo that's a start
Oooo that's a start
Oooo that's a start

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from Trace of a Clue (2013), track released August 7, 2013

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