Jerusalem Tomorrow

Man, you should have seen me way back then

I could tell a tale, I could make it spin

I could tell you black was white

I could tell you day was night

Not only that, I could tell you why

Back then, I could really tell a lie

Well, I'd hire a kid to say that he was lame

Then I'd touch him and I'd make him walk again

Then I'd pull some magic trick

I'd pretend to heal the sick

I was takin' everything they had to give

It wasn't all that bad a way to live

Well, I'm in this desert town and it's hot as hell

But no one's buyin' what I got to sell

I make my lame kid walk

I make a dumb guy talk

I'm preachin' up a storm both night and day

Everyone just turns and walks away

Well, I can see that I'm only wastin' time

So I head across the road to drink some wine

This old man comes up to me

He says, "I seen you on the street

You're pretty good, if I do say so myself

But the guy come through last month, he was somethin' else

"Instead of callin' down fire from above

He just gets real quiet and talks about love

And I'll tell you somethin' funny

He didn't want nobody's money

I'm not exactly sure what this all means

But it's the damnedest thing I swear I've ever seen"

Well, since that time every town's the same

I can't make a dime, I don't know why I came

I decide I'll go and find him

And find out who's behind him

He's got everyone convinced that he's for real

Well, I figure we can work some kind of deal

Well, he offers me a job and I say fine

He says I'll get paid off on down the line

Well, I guess I'll string along

Don't see how too much could go wrong

As long as he pays my way I guess I'll follow

We're headin' for Jerusalem tomorrow