Revelation Road

Thought they had it on me

But the truth it lay upon me

Like the Mississippi River runs deeper on the coast

I don't know what happened

I was acting on my passion

Wearing latest fashions I wandered in the cold

Then it came upon me in a midnight dream

Like honey offers gold

Like a gambler I can't hide my debts like a sinner as a

soul

Pardon me if I forget what I've already been told

You can't hold that against me man

I'm on Revelation Road

Fire and brimstone pave the way

Hold hands together everyday

Nothing left to do but pray and put your head in the

sand

Sinners and the preachers at each other's throats

Which one is the bad news man

Which one clatters most

Screaming turns to salt and dust

Volume is not heard

Bible beaters rest your fists

Haters rest your ire

You're both too young to know you're mute

Unconscious to the choir

But I can't hold that against you man

You're on Revelation Road

Grab your little passbooks

A ticket gets you in

One Hail Mary does the trick forgive of all your sins

And when the show is over

You're where you started from

Collecting all the barbs you threw piled up to be

disposed

Judgement comes and never tires

Forgotten is the code

Doing unto others is a farce, a laugh, a joke

Remember when the black veil falls

We all stand alone

Barefeet on the gravel man

We're on Revelation Road