Dear God

Song Dear God
Artist XTC
Album Skylarking

Lyrics

[00:10.94] Dear God,
[00:12.06] Hope you got the letter,
[00:13.64] And I pray you can make it better down here.
[00:18.22] I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer,
[00:23.53] But all the people that you made in your image,
[00:25.94] See them starving on their feet,
[00:28.93] 'Cause they don't get enough to eat
[00:31.38] From God,
[00:35.64] I can't believe in you.
[00:38.37]
[00:42.35] Dear God,
[00:43.80] sorry to disturb you,
[00:45.26] but I feel that I should be heard loud and clear.
[00:49.97] We all need a big reduction in amount of tears,
[00:55.11] And all the people that you made in your image,
[00:57.53] See them fighting in the street,
[01:00.37] 'Cause they can't make opinions meet,
[01:02.99] About God,
[01:07.11] I can't believe in you.
[01:11.38]
[01:14.10] Did you make disease, and the diamond blue?
[01:25.60] Did you make mankind after we made you?
[01:44.70] And the devil too
[01:49.99]
[02:07.26] Dear God,
[02:08.38] Don't know if you noticed, but
[02:09.88] your name is on a lot of quotes in this book.
[02:14.66] Us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look,
[02:19.92] And all the people that you made in your image,
[02:22.29] Still believing that junk is true.
[02:25.33] Well I know it ain't and so do you,
[02:27.78] Dear God,
[02:32.15] I can't believe in,
[02:37.30] I don't believe in,
[02:38.92]
[02:42.76] I won't believe in heaven and hell.
[02:44.90] No saints, no sinners,
[02:46.65] No Devil as well.
[02:47.99] No pearly gates, no thorny crown.
[02:50.36] You're always letting us humans down.
[02:53.05] The wars you bring, the babes you drown.
[02:55.86] Those lost at sea and never found,
[02:58.32] And it's the same the whole world 'round.
[03:00.90] The hurt I see helps to compound,
[03:03.66] that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
[03:06.24] Is just somebody's unholy hoax,
[03:08.77] And if you're up there you'll perceive,
[03:11.51] That my heart's here upon my sleeve.
[03:14.11] If there's one thing I don't believe in...
[03:17.70]
[03:19.61] It's you,
[03:27.63] Dear God.