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Dear God

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Dear God was released on October 27, 1986 by UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) as a part of the album Skylarking (Remastered)

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OVERVIEW

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Music Video

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

XTC

Performer

Andy Partridge

Acoustic Guitar

Colin Moulding

Bass Guitar

Dave Gregory

Keyboards

Prairie Prince

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Andy Partridge

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Todd Rundgren

Producer

George Cowan

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Kim Foscato

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Dear God, hope you got the letter, and

I pray you can make it better down here

I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer

But all the people that you made in your image

See them starving on their feet

'Cause they don't get enough to eat from God

I can't believe in you

[Verse 1]

Dear God, sorry to disturb you, but

I feel that I should be heard loud and clear

We all need a big reduction in amount of tears

And all the people that you made in your image

See them fighting in the street

'Cause they can't make opinions meet about God

I can't believe in you

[Verse 2]

Did you make disease, and the diamond blue?

Did you make mankind after we made you?

And the devil, too

[Verse 3]

Dear God, don't know if you noticed, but

Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book

Us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look

And all the people that you made in your image

Still believing that junk is true

Well, I know it ain't and so do you, dear God

I can't believe in

I don't believe in

[Bridge]

I won't believe in heaven and hell

No saints, no sinners, no devil as well

No pearly gates, no thorny crown

You're always letting us humans down

The wars you bring, the babes you drown

Those lost at sea and never found

And it's the same the whole world 'round

The hurt I see helps to compound

The Father, Son and Holy Ghost

Is just somebody's unholy hoax

And if you're up there, you'll perceive

That my heart's here upon my sleeve

If there's one thing I don't believe in

[Outro]

It's you

Dear God

Written by: Andy Partridge

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