Jesus and John Wayne

I liked the teachings of Jesus so much that I followed him right out the door
When steeples kept preaching with hate on their tongues
And distaste for the meek, mild and poor

And God felt my heart give it away
You can have both of em, Jesus and John Wayne

What a ****ing shame
What a ****ing shame

And I lay me down
The sacrifice had to be made
And I'm emptied out
I've given all that you can take
Like Jesus and John Wayne

What a devastation, a deep separation
A chasm of heart, head, and soul
And they'll curse why I'm leaving
Blame my unbelieving
But Lord knows I didn't wanna go

And God felt my heart splinter and break
You can have both of em, Jesus and John Wayne

What a ****ing shame
What a ****ing waste

And I lay me down
The sacrifice had to be made
And I'm emptied out
I've given all that you can take
Like Jesus and John Wayne

And for the life of me, I forget
All the times that Jesus said

Blessed are the war makers
Blessed are the black in heart
Blessed are the politicians
Blessed are the patriarchs
Blessed are the gold takers
Blessed skin like porcelain
Blessed is America, but only for Americans

Blessed are the war makers
Blessed are the black in heart
Blessed are the politicians
Blessed are the patriarchs
Blessed are the gold takers
Blessed skin like porcelain
Blessed is America, but only for Americans

And if I had to admit
Jesus wouldn't really fit
With everything you're trying to do with him