In the Beginning

In the beginning, man wondered to himself

"Why, oh why are we here?"

And yet with each asking of this question

The answer would become even less clear

Overwhelmed by fear, distraction took its place

And so its was in the world's first shelter

That we began the human race

The human race to fill up more and more empty space

Oh, how we loved, the human race

Until one day, this one guy said to this other guy

He said, "Hey, have you seen that guy over there?

He's got more than everybody else has got

To me, that don't seem fair."

Well, the second guy agreed with the first guy

Everybody else did too

'Til they all got so worked up

They figured there was something they just had to do:

Divide his things up among each other

After they killed him of course

For they could see no real good reason

Not to just take what they wanted by force

But when they found him he said, "Hey wait a minute, fellas

I wouldn't kill me just now

You can see that I've got more than any of you have ever got;

Wouldn't you first at least like to know how?"

And with that he had their attention

And with that he went on loud and clear

He said, "You all know how long we've all wondered

Why, oh why are we here?

Well today, I'm gonna tell you all about it

I'm gonna teach you about suffering and bliss

I'm gonna teach y'all a little about Heaven and Hell

And the god that gave me all this

God gave me this, because I'm humble

And He can do the same for you, too

But if you're seeking His love and affection

What you're doing is the last thing I'd do

He sends killers to hell fire

Both here and eternally;

The good live forever in a place called Heaven

God told me this personally."

[Chorus]

Who ya gonna trust if you can't trust me?

"So unless you want suffering and heartache

Unless you want trouble and fear

You better find some kind of way to humble yourself;

May I suggest helping me clean up around here?

Course, I could pay you a little bit of money

But more importantly, God would see

And if He sees you working humbly

Someday, He may give you what He's given me."

Well the crowd just didn't know what to do with that

Nor could they prove what he said wasn't true

And since he had what everyone else thought they wanted

It seemed like a thing to do

And with that, we rolled into the future

And ain't it a son of a bitch

To think that we would still need religion

To keep the poor from killing the rich?

[Chorus]

Who you gonna trust if you don't trust me?