31 Days: Day 24
24. If I Was The Priest
Well things ain't been the same in Heaven
Ever since big bad Bobby came to town
He's been known to down eleven
And then ask for another round
And me I got scabs on my knees
From kneeling way too long
I gotta take a stand, be the man, up where you belong
And forget about the old friends and the old times
Because there's just too many new boys
Tryin' to work the same line
Ignore the fact that he misuses the subjunctive in the title. It was written in 1970-71ish, and the lyrics are a little dense, but he's basically cast the holy trinity and all their buddies in some anarchic western here. Pretty much, Bruce hated Catholic school, and says it in this song (he says other things too, but damn did he ever hate Catholic school).
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Well things ain't been the same in Heaven
Ever since big bad Bobby came to town
He's been known to down eleven
And then ask for another round
And me I got scabs on my knees
From kneeling way too long
I gotta take a stand, be the man, up where you belong
And forget about the old friends and the old times
Because there's just too many new boys
Tryin' to work the same line
Ignore the fact that he misuses the subjunctive in the title. It was written in 1970-71ish, and the lyrics are a little dense, but he's basically cast the holy trinity and all their buddies in some anarchic western here. Pretty much, Bruce hated Catholic school, and says it in this song (he says other things too, but damn did he ever hate Catholic school).
Full lyrics