We try to reconcile
we go the extra mile
while those who sin and smile
lap up our very bile
get on our knees and pray
watch saints get swept away
the news just came today
one more obscene display
faith is hung out to dry from every church steeple
when bad things happen to good people

Chart the river flow
where does the water go
when sins are scrubbed real slow
how will he ever know
for does he have the time
to watch me walk the line
while others will malign
and take and take what's mine
faith is hung out to dry from every church steeple
when bad things happen to good people

no more tears
no more to give
why did you take him
and let others live?
tell me why tell me why
why do bad things happen
to good people

He all but disappeared
and there was no veneer
no protection from the fear
God works in ways unclear
but at the end of the day
surely there's a better way
than to abandon and betray
with nary a word to say
faith is hung out to dry from every church steeple
when bad things happen to good people

no more tears
no more to give
why did you take him
and let others live?
tell me why tell me why
why do bad things happen
to good people

We try to reconcile
we go the extra mile
while those who sin and smile
lap up our very bile
get on our knees and pray
watch saints get swept away
the news just came today
one more obscene display
faith is hung out to dry from every church steeple
when bad things happen to good people

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