Lyrics for a new song I wrote for 5090:

I church, 2 church, 3 church 4
All the little churches with an open door
Little church, big church, cathedral town
Dead saints and sinners all a’gazing down

And Jesus is on the Cross
Guess that makes Him the Boss
I mean the Man he went
The extra mile
But you can sometimes just detect the hint
Of a superior smile

Up in the chapel, hear the wedding vows
The couple promise and the Church endows
A future full of eternal bliss
The couple seal it with a sacred kiss

And Jesus is on the Cross
Guess that makes Him the Boss
After all the Man he went
That extra mile
But can you sometimes detect just a hint
Of an ironic smile?

Once I knew Jesus and he knew me
We’d meet up in church to sing
“Nearer My God to Thee”
But even the best of friends can drift apart
I think all in all he’s probably got a good heart

(maybe some jaunty whistling here…)

The rain is deep and the couple weep
As they tuck their baby to his final sleep
But the mourners say as they drop the clay,
“They’ll be together again on the Judgement Day”

Hey there Jesus, up on the Cross
Do you think you’ll always be the Boss
We all know you went
The extra mile
But sometimes I’d like to see a wee
Apologetic smile