The Father

One day I saw a man wearing a disguise Looking about as happy as my bones And I'm cold as ice Suede coat and fancy scarf both tried to hide The empty pockets he buried inside Said that I've been sleeping in these alleys and the dirt Father I just need a couple dollars from the clergy But he pointed at his book and said he had to go to church And it's true oh I Wouldn't tell a lie But I know you think I'm crazy So see it like I do from here Behind the cardboard sign See the faces Didn't have a place to go so I followed him inside I could feel my fingers and my clothes were warm and dry Preaching and praying we passed the basket round Congregation needs donations for the ones that sleep on ground But then they told me to be vigilant in changing times With a sinful kind of loving being legalized Don't forget the book says heaven's meant for man and wife They said it's true oh I Wouldn't tell a lie But I know you think it's crazy So see it like we do from here Behind the fear of written word Read the pages Feeling sick I left the place And it stung my teary eyes My empty stomach didn't have a thing Not a thing to sacrifice And you can call me crazy and blame it all on drugs I'd like to see you sober sleeping in the mud Now if heaven's got a plan for me then so do I If freedom is my enemy then so am I Pray with knuckles white and never change any lives And it's true oh I Wouldn't tell a lie But I know you think I'm crazy So see it like I do from here Behind the cardboard sign See the faces