God Said No – Dan Bern – letras

i met god on the edge of townwhere the wind meets the stillnesswhere the darkness meets the lightwhere the ocean meets the skywhere the desert meets the rainwhere the earth meets the heavenson the edge of towni met godi asked goddo one thing for mesend me back in time, send me to seattlelet me go find kurt cobaintake away his gun, take away his bulletstalk to him, make him want to livetell him how we love him, help him see his glorygod said no, if i sent you back,if you really found himyou would only ask him if he could help you get a dealif he knows a lawyer, if he could help yougod said noi asked god, do one thing for mesend me back in time, send me to berlinlet me find the one they call hitleri will stalk him, i will bring him downi will bring along a powerful gun, loaded with bulletsobliterate his memorygod said no, if i sent you backyou would get caught up in theory and discussionyou would let your fears delay and distract youyou would make friends, you would take a lovergod said noi asked god, do one thing for mesend me back in time, send me to jerusalemlet me go, let me go find jesuslet me save his life as they try to kill himlet me take him down, down from the crosstake the iron from his body, try to heal his woundsgod said no, if i let you go, if you really found himwalking with the cross you would stareyour tounge no longer working, eyes no longer seeing, ears no longer hearinggod said dan, time belongs to metime’s my secret weapon, a final advantagegod turned away from the edge of townhe knew i was beatenand now was all i hadgod said no