In the Beginning - Todd Snider

[00:00.000] 作曲 : Todd Snider
[00:01.354]In the beginning, man wondered to himself
[00:03.869]\"Why, oh why are we here?\"
[00:06.109]And yet with each asking of this question
[00:09.352]The answer would become even less clear
[00:12.362]Overwhelmed by fear, distraction took its place
[00:18.622]And so its was in the world's first shelter
[00:21.097]That we began the human race
[00:23.612]The human race to fill up more and more empty space
[00:29.867]Oh, how we loved, the human race
[00:34.357]
[00:35.850]Until one day, this one guy said to this other guy
[00:37.612]He said, \"Hey, have you seen that guy over there?
[00:41.099]He's got more than everybody else has got
[00:45.112]To me, that don't seem fair.\"
[00:47.357]Well, the second guy agreed with the first guy
[00:50.858]Everybody else did too
[00:53.618]'Til they all got so worked up
[00:56.850]They figured there was something they just had to do:
[00:59.609]Divide his things up among each other
[01:02.856]After they killed him of course
[01:06.113]For they could see no real good reason
[01:09.109]Not to just take what they wanted by force
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[01:12.601]
[01:12.849]But when they found him he said, \"Hey wait a minute, fellas
[01:16.108]I wouldn't kill me just now
[01:18.348]You can see that I've got more than any of you have ever got;
[01:21.359]Wouldn't you first at least like to know how?\"
[01:24.109]And with that he had their attention
[01:26.609]And with that he went on loud and clear
[01:29.863]He said, \"You all know how long we've all wondered
[01:33.115]Why, oh why are we here?
[01:35.851]Well today, I'm gonna tell you all about it
[01:38.859]I'm gonna teach you about suffering and bliss
[01:41.847]I'm gonna teach y'all a little about Heaven and Hell
[01:44.867]And the god that gave me all this
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[01:48.364]God gave me this, because I'm humble
[01:51.103]And He can do the same for you, too
[01:53.111]But if you're seeking His love and affection
[01:56.365]What you're doing is the last thing I'd do
[01:59.858]He sends killers to hell fire
[02:01.866]Both here and eternally;
[02:04.614]The good live forever in a place called Heaven
[02:08.356]God told me this personally.\"
[02:10.857]
[02:12.101]Who ya gonna trust if you can't trust me?
[02:23.113]
[02:50.546]\"So unless you want suffering and heartache
[02:53.549]Unless you want trouble and fear
[02:56.293]You better find some kind of way to humble yourself;
[02:59.542]May I suggest helping me clean up around here?
[03:02.056]Course, I could pay you a little bit of money
[03:05.288]But more importantly, God would see
[03:07.801]And if He sees you working humbly
[03:11.036]Someday, He may give you what He's given me.\"
[03:14.305]Well the crowd just didn't know what to do with that
[03:17.543]Nor could they prove what he said wasn't true
[03:20.291]And since he had what everyone else thought they wanted
[03:23.545]It seemed like a thing to do
[03:26.552]And with that, we rolled into the future
[03:28.790]And ain't it a son of a bitch
[03:32.299]To think that we would still need religion
[03:34.800]To keep the poor from killing the rich?
[03:38.292]
[03:39.539]Who you gonna trust if you don't trust me?