Don Francisco - The Proof lyrics

The offering's down, the crowds have gone Hustled by hucksters, ripped off by the cons It's one more show, so flip the dial Give upon the real and settle for style Just open your ears to the people you meet Even the name is a joke on the street A cynic's laugh, they turn away Why should they believe What you're trying to say? We don't need another talkin' 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 Like the unbelieving brothers of Jesus Those voices are whisperin' to you "If you're really filled with the Spirit Go 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 'Til 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 compa**ion 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.