but it was something el-se

[Alan Sondheim]

but it was something el-se


day turned to night when you went away
seemed like every day you had to play
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
times are hard, they're getting worse
daddy drove up in a big old hearse
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
souls are going and it won't be long
before they come and take this song
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
i can feel the storm it's coming tonight
the river's rising an awful sight
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
man came around he had a gun
said you ain't gonna vote this time my son
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
i ran like hell to another state
they're all filled now with sacred hate
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
god said son you're murderers all
bow down to me and you'll walk tall
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
you thank the lord you're still alive
to worship him and join the hive
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
my woman left we no goodbyes
i trust the lord to hear my cries
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
i killed my children for their sins
in a holy war now everyone wins
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
god played the fiddle devil the drum
you can't tell where they're coming from
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
ain't gonna vote the party of god
fuck the rapture the worship of sod
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
fuck the torah and koran too
fuck the sutras christ is through
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
my momma's gone to the setting son
i'm left alone i'm the only one
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
the only people jesus saves
lie dead and buried in black-mass graves
but it was something el-se
but it was something el-se
if you believe you're an enemy
of those who don't and as for me
it was something el-se
it was something el-se
if you don't believe you're an enemy
of those who do and as for me
it was something el-se
it was something el-se


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