YOU KNOW I WORKED
A BIG PACKAGE SHOW
IN FORT WORTH
SATURDAY NIGHT
WE HAD ALL DAY
SUNDAY
TO REST AND RELAX
BEFORE I CAUGHT
ANOTHER FLIGHT
SO I DECIDED
TO WALK DOWNTOWN
AND GET MYSELF
A LITTLE FRESH AIR
BEFORE LONG
I FOUND MYSELF
IN FRONT OF
A BIG CHURCH
ON THE CORNER
OF THE SQUARE
OH I COULD HEAR
THAT SINGIN'
WAY OUT IN THE STREET
IT SURE WAS
A BEAUTIFUL SOUND
SO I JUST WALKED UP
THE STEPS
AND OPENED THE DOOR
STARTED TO GO INSIDE
AND
SIT DOWN
BUT BEFORE I COULD
A YOUNG MAN
WALKED OVER TO ME
AND
SAID EXCUSE ME SIR
BUT I CAN'T LET YA IN
WITH THAT
BIG BLACK HAT
THOSE JEANS AND
THAT BEARD
AND LONG HAIR
SO I JUST LEFT
WENT BACK OUTSIDE
SAT DOWN ON
THAT CURB THERE
AND I JUST THOUGHT
TO MYSELF
THAT'S THE HOUSE
OF THE LORD
THAT GUY'S
GOT A HELL OF A NERVE
TELLIN' ME
I CAN'T WORSHIP
ANYWHERE I PLEASE
SO RIGHT THERE
IN FRONT
OF THAT CHURCH
I JUST KNELT DOWN
ON MY KNEES
I SAID LORD
I KNOW I DON'T LOOK
LIKE MUCH
BUT I DIDN'T THINK
YOU'D MIND
I JUST WANTED TO BE
WITH YOUR PEOPLE
LORD
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
AWHILE AGO
I SAW A WINO
OVER THERE IN THE ALLEY
ALL BENT OVER IN TEARS
I THOUGHT HOW ONE
STAINED GLASS WINDOW
FROM THIS CHURCH
COULD FEED HIS FAMILY
FOR YEARS
THEN THERE'S
THOSE FINE CARS
PARKED OUTSIDE
TOO MANY FOR ME
TO COUNT
MADE ME THINK
HOW PEOPLE WALKED
FOR DAYS
TO HEAR YOUR SERMON
ON THE MOUNT
THEN THERE'S
THOSE FINE LADIES
IN THE CHOIR
LORD
SINGIN' LIKE
THEY REALLY LOVE IT
HELL LAST NIGHT
THEY WERE DANCIN'
ON THE FRONT ROW
OF MY SHOW
DRINKIN' BEER
AND SCREAMIN'
SING SHOVE IT
YOU KNOW
EVEN JOHN THE BAPTIST
WOULDN'T BE WELCOME
IN THIS PLACE
WITH HIS COAT
MADE OF CAMEL HAIR
AND
SANDALS ON HIS FEET
AND A LONG BEARD
ON HIS FACE
YOU KNOW LORD
WHEN YOU COME BACK
TO GET YOUR CHILDREN
AND TAKE 'EM
BEYOND THE CLOUDS
TO LIVE FOREVER
IN HEAVEN WITH YA
WELL
I'D SURE HATE TO BE
IN THIS CROWD
YOU KNOW LORD
I'M NOT PERFECT
SOME EVEN CALL ME
NO ACCOUNT
BUT I'LL TELL YA
I BELIEVE A MAN
IS JUDGED BY
WHAT'S IN HIS HEART
AND NOT
HIS BANK ACCOUNT
SO IF THIS IS
WHAT RELIGION IS
A BIG CAR A SUIT
AND A TIE
THEN I MIGHT AS WELL
FORGET IT LORD
'CAUSE I CAN'T QUALIFY
OH
BY THE WAY LORD
RIGHT BEFORE
THEY KICKED ME OUT
DIDN'T I SEE A PICTURE
OF YOU
WITH SANDALS
AND A BEARD
HUH
I BELIEVE YOU HAD
LONG HAIR TOO
WELL
THIS IS PAYCHECK
SIGNIN' OFF
I'LL BE SEEIN' YA' LORD
I HOPE