Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Republicans changed the lock on heaven's door
Keys to the kingdom don't fill no more
The poor working man like me and you
If we ain't got money we won't I get through
If there's a God I think He's got to bottle up and go
If there's still a God in heaven He's got to hit that lonesome road
No more Jesus, Mary and Joe
They done passed Heaven Bill 1070
Restricted signs everywhere you go
I think they want to bring back old Jim Crow
If there's a God I think He's got to bottle up and go
If there's still a God in heaven He's got to hit that lonesome road
Angel Gabriel said it won't be long
Republiclan is getting strong
Heaven folks are feeling bad
Lose everything that we ever had
If you brown you can't hang around
If you black better step way back
If you' red I think you're better off dead
If you poor and white you just ain't right
If there's a God I think He's got to bottle up and go
If there's a God in heaven today He's got to hit that lonesome road
If there's a God I think He's got to bottle up and go
If there's a God in heaven hitting that lonesome road
Out by the highway sign
???
Don't nobody seem to know him no more
Don't have a passport
Don't have a driver's license
Insurance
Membership
Fat bank account
Friends in high places
Keys to the kingdom don't fill no more
The poor working man like me and you
If we ain't got money we won't I get through
If there's a God I think He's got to bottle up and go
If there's still a God in heaven He's got to hit that lonesome road
No more Jesus, Mary and Joe
They done passed Heaven Bill 1070
Restricted signs everywhere you go
I think they want to bring back old Jim Crow
If there's a God I think He's got to bottle up and go
If there's still a God in heaven He's got to hit that lonesome road
Angel Gabriel said it won't be long
Republiclan is getting strong
Heaven folks are feeling bad
Lose everything that we ever had
If you brown you can't hang around
If you black better step way back
If you' red I think you're better off dead
If you poor and white you just ain't right
If there's a God I think He's got to bottle up and go
If there's a God in heaven today He's got to hit that lonesome road
If there's a God I think He's got to bottle up and go
If there's a God in heaven hitting that lonesome road
Out by the highway sign
???
Don't nobody seem to know him no more
Don't have a passport
Don't have a driver's license
Insurance
Membership
Fat bank account
Friends in high places
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If There's a God Lyrics as written by Ry Cooder
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