THEY'LL NEVER CHANGE THE WAY

             I

WE'RE LIVING IN A MODERN TIME,
MOST THE PEOPLE SAY.
THEY GO TO CHURCH TO WORSHIP,
BUT YOU NEVER HEAR THEM PRAY.
THEY'LL MEMORIZE A PRAYER OR TWO,
A FEW OF THEM CAN SAY.
NOW THEY MAY CHANGE A LOT OF THINGS,
BUT THEY'LL NEVER CHANGE THE WAY.
REMEMBER IN THE CHURCHES,
HOW PEOPLE USE TO SHOUT.
NOT MANY CHURCHES DO THAT NOW.
THEY'VE THROWN THE SPIRIT OUT.
THEY'VE TURNED FROM THE PATHWAY,
AND MANY'S GONE ASTRAY.
NOW THEY MAY GO THE WAY THEY CHOOSE,
BUT they'll NEVER CHANGE THE WAY.

          CHORUS

WE'VE GOT SO MANY PREACHERS,
THAT'S GOT THEIR P.H.D.S.S
SOME'S GOT HEAVEN RELIGION NEVER BEEN DOWN ON THEIR KNEES
THEY'LL READ THEIR MESSAGE FROM A BOOK,
YOUR MIND THEY'LL TRY TO SWAY.
BUT THERE'S ONE THING THEY'VE OVER-LOOKED.
THEY'LL NEVER CHANGE THE WAY.

               II

THEY DON'T HAVE THE OLD TIME ALTER,
WHERE SO MANY SOULS WERE BORN.
THEY'VE TOOK THE MOURNERS-BENCH OUT SIDE,
AND GOT INTO A FORM.
YOU CAN SHAKE THEIR HAND AND SIGH A CARD,
JOIN THEIR CHURCH TODAY.
BUT NO MATTER HOW THEY TAKE YOU IN,
THEY'LL NEVER CHANGE THE WAY.
NOW FRIEND JUST LET ME TELL YOU,
YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN.
JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY,
TO RID YOU OF YOUR SIN.
TO A BROKEN HEART THE SPIRIT CALLS;
HERE FROM DAY TO DAY.
IF YOU'LL COME AND KNEEL,
I'M SURE YOU'LL FIND.
THEY'VE NEVER CHANGED THE WAY.

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