Linda Tillery - Don't Pray for Me lyrics

I know why you cry Sister 'Nita Life's pa**in' you by while rules enslave you And it's your blind innocence that traps you That makes you think it's the wrong I do Well don't you know that you're a victim A sweet Christian lady preachin' hate I think you need to get your head free And yet face up to insecurity Don't pray for me proper lady Pray for the truth your money can't buy Don't pray for me you bitter woman The happy slave is a lie How many people need to suffer To pay for your own guilt and lack of faith Use the word to get your head free Not as a way to oppress me You ought to try to be more careful If you really do believe Haven't you heard the first shall be the last And the last shall be the first We understand why you say you love us Because misery loves its company But in the good name of the Lord, 'Nita We don't need your kind of love So don't take pride in your innocence It won't make you pure and holy Stop quotin' scriptures out of context To stir up fear and bigotry (hate and bigotry!) You needn't worry 'bout my soul 'Nita You need the time to heal your own We're comin' out to walk in the sunlight We're comin' out to fight for right! Don't pray for me proper lady Pray for the truth your money can't buy Don't pray for me you bitter woman The happy slave is a lie