The offerings down,
the crowds have gone
Hustled by hucksters,
ripped off by the cons
It's one more show, so flip the dial
Give up on the reel and settle the style
Just open your ears to the
people you meet
Even the name is a joke on the street
Cynics laugh, they turn away
Why should they believe
what you're trying to say?
We don't need another talking head
We don't need another pro
So what if we do it as well as the world
If they just see another show
We light the candle, we ring the bell
Playing the roles
that we've learned so well
Hungry but blind to why and how
Still we keep feeding that sacred cow
We don't need another driven man
We don't need a clanging gong
So what if we do it as well as the world
When they've done it that
way all along
Where is the life that is real to the touch
When somebody needs a hand
Maybe after you've
stopped the bleeding
You can show them
the promised land
Just like the unbelieving
brothers of Jesus
Those voices are whispering to you
If you're really filled with the Spirit
You'll show the world what you can
do
The public prayers, the TV show
They're all well and good
as far as they go
But those outside will hide their pain
Till you show them your love
When there's nothing to gain
We don't need a star of
the stage or the screen
We don't need another pro
So what if we do it as well as the world
If they just see another show?
Where is the heart of compassion
That answers the cry of despair
In the hand that is
moved by the Spirit
Is the proof of the God who is there
In the hand that is moved by the Spirit
Is the proof of the God who
is there
You