Listen, darlings. In this song, I want to share with you some of the best advice I've ever heard. In fact, I think it may be the best advice I've ever heard from a long haired, long ago rebel teacher from somewhere over there in the Middle East. I believe the place was called Bethlehem.
If that Jesus freak has turned you up
Not CD, TV, preacher shut you down
If your priest was inappropriate
And something deep inside you simply came unwound
Then that Bible-beaten zealot in the poke
That shrieked repent or burn in hell
When you swim the holy water out
You might have thrown the baby out as well
And if the pale and pasty brethren
Came peddling redemption to your dog
And they shove that pamphlet in your face
Just in case someday you'd maybe want to learn some more
And then you blame last night's whiskey
When you snarled, "boys, I ain't buying what you sell"
When you threw the blessing brethren out
Might have thrown a blessing out as well
Cause you don't know where you came from
And you don't know where you'll go
If there's a heaven or a hell
You sure as hell don't know
But if I may share some good advice
That's always served me well
From a long haired rebel teacher
Who knew someday we'd need some help
He said
Love God, love your neighbor, love yourself
Hey, that's all
Love God, love your neighbor, love yourself
If you swaggered and your showed you clearly
That their feet were made of clay
And it was sad but kind of funny
But you really had to draw the line of Tammy Faye
Then Jim Jones and David Koresh with their death cults
Were the ones who really took the prize
And when you slammed that door behind you
You left nothing worth believing there behind
But you don't know where you came from
And you don't know where you'll go
If there's a heaven or a hell
You sure as hell don't know
But if I may share some good advice
That's always served me well
From a long haired rebel preacher
Who knew someday we'd need some help
He said
Love God, love your neighbor, love yourself
And boys, that's all
Love God, love your neighbor, love yourself
Try and love yourself
That's all
