Pearly Gates

Well, you go to church every Sunday,

And forget what you heard by Monday.

God is just a word for you

To tell other people what to do,

But you never even eat off your own plate

And you'll be waiting at the Pearly Gates.

You say it doesn't matter what your deeds are

As long as you are a believer.

So make your speech and soothe your soul

Pretend that it can make you whole

But there's no way believing's all it takes

And you'll be waiting at the Pearly Gates.

Heaven's not a country club,

Some can join and some are snubbed

Depending on the church where you have been.

It's all just within your mind

And there's no gate to hide behind

To keep all the people out you don't want in.

Well, you tell me, that unless I do it your way

That I will be stranded at the doorway.

But it can't make much sense to say

That there can only be one way.

A billion people left to just one fate?

They won't be waiting at the Pearly Gates.

They won't be waiting at the Pearly Gates,

And you'll be waiting at the Pearly Gates.