Barry McGuire

Dont Blame God

Barry McGuire


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[Verse 1]
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 If you're still alive,  you can hear this song
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 You know this world cannot survive 'cuz somethin's all gone wrong
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 You may not like hearin' it, you may be right in fearin' it
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 This land of ours is dyin', you know it won't be long till it's gone...

[Verse 2]
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Yeah, she's building up a debt that she can never pay
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 Piling up the bodies that she can't hide away
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Godless people failin' her, they're like drunken seamen sailin' her
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Dead on upon a deadly reef of greed and moral decay

[Refrain]
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So don't blame God for the sins of America
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 America has fallen from the ways of the Lord
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Don't blame God for the sins of America
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 Livin' for the dollar she'll be dyin' by the sword

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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On every silver coin  and every dollar bill
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Read the words "In God We Trust"  when out of fear we kill
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The freedom's just a mockery, communist democracy
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Materialistic pleasure slaves lookin' for another thrill

[Verse 4]
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We've got million dollar churches but nobody's on their knees
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Well, there's so many selfish people just doin' what they please
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You know we're sending people to the moon, they got a TV set in every room
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Well, to just watch a world's that's dyin' from starvation and disease

[Refrain]
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So don't blame God for the sins of America
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 America has fallen from the ways of the Lord
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Don't blame God for the sins of America
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 Livin' for the dollar she'll be dyin' by the sword      Yeah, dyin' by the sword...

[Outro]
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But if My people... who are called by My name
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Will humble themselves and pray
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Seek My face and turn from their wicked way
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Then from Heaven will I hear, "Forgive them of their sin...
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and heal their land."