By Misti
Date: 2001 Dec 11
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The Romance of Religion

"Save us! Jesus!"
~James Douglas Morrison

don't fling another word in my direction
brother
please
your efforts are wasted
if I'm going to hell
I'm enjoying the trip
and it will be no sweat
off your back
you can rest now
Jesus knows you're trying really hard
the angels tell me
He loves you for that
I know Southern fried religion, yes
I've worn the One True Key to the Kingdom
on a string around my neck
I've taken a ride or two on a camel
across the desert
bathed in the Jordan
faced the fire flinching
wishing I could twitch my mouth like Samantha
and disappear
I fear eternity, true
I also fear old age in America
crazy weather 'cause of a hole in the sky
poverty
disease
the loss of those I love and cherish
I fear all of this almost daily
what am I going to do?
lay down on the carpet and cry and sneeze
and say Please Jesus
One More Miracle My Way
Jesus is Not My Lover
I discovered that when he never
returned my calls
all my heroes have the balls to take it all on
one lifetime at a time
thanks, Jim
thanks, Ed
thanks, darlin'
for the inspiration
we'll save the perspiration
for a really intense
hike
and lovemakin'
under the stars the Eagles sang about
not so long ago.