Well I lived in that town 'til I was 17 When I moved to the mountains that rose from the sea Well, they taught me to pray each and every day Well I lived in that town 'til I was 17 When I moved to the mountains that rose from the sea Well, they taught me to pray each and every day They said if I didn't, the devil, he would take me So I threw my hands up, and I spoke to the Lord I said "I'm a sinner, and a ? poet It seems that God was in the Earth, oh no words did I hear Could it be I was talkin' to no one? Please beware, in a mysterious way, God is here Please beware, he's your pity, your pain, he's your fear Please remember, my son, what I've taught you ain't much
It is God who will take you from here Well I cannot deny that the Lord might exhist But he ain't quite the problem to answers we have missed Just don't base your whole life off of one bad disguise You never know behind which mask he is lookin' And if it comfort or peace in religion you seek And it makes you feel whole, then it worked, don't you think? We can argue and scream, paint each other obscene But I have recently known, it don't matter Please beware, in a mysterious way, God is here Please beware, he's your pity, your pain, he's your fear Please remember, my son, what I've taught you ain't much It is God who will take you from here