What if a certain religious icon, enjoying the trappings of wealth and prestige, was despised by his own parents. And worse still, they didn't believe a word he preached...
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GOD’S RIGHT HAND MAN
HE NEVER WRITES, HE NEVER RINGS
I GUESS HE’S GOT MORE IMPORTANT THINGS
ON HIS MIND
WE GET SO LONELY, HIS MA AND ME
THE ONLY TIME WE SEE HIM IS WHEN HE’S ON TV
WHO LOOKED AFTER HIM WHEN HE WAS A CHILD?
WHO CLEANED HIS HALO EVERY SINGLE NIGHT?
HE DOESN’T SEEM TO GIVE A DAMN
NOW HE’S GOD’S RIGHT HAND MAN
HE’S GOT A PALACE, HE’S GOT MILLIONS OF FANS
HE’S GOT HALF THE WORLD IN HIS HANDS
HE TALKS TO PRESIDENTS, HE TALKS TO KINGS
BUT WE CAN’T REMEMBER WHEN WE LAST HEARD FROM HIM
WHO LOOKED AFTER HIM WHEN HE WAS A CHILD?
WHO CLEANED HIS HALO EVERY SINGLE NIGHT?
HE DOESN’T SEEM TO GIVE A DAMN
NOW HE’S GOD’S RIGHT HAND MAN
I WONDER DOES HE CARE FOR US
HE’S GOT A CROSS TO BEAR FOR US
I KNOW WE’RE ALWAYS IN HIS PRAYERS
BUT WE DON’T BELIEVE A WORD HE SAYS
WHO LOOKED AFTER HIM WHEN HE WAS A CHILD?
WHO CLEANED HIS HALO EVERY SINGLE NIGHT?
HE DOESN’T SEEM TO GIVE A DAMN
NOW HE’S GOD’S RIGHT HAND MAN
HE NEVER WRITES, HE NEVER RINGS
I GUESS HE’S GOT MORE IMPORTANT THINGS…ON HIS MIND
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