Bethesda

I remember back ten years or so A Lutheran church in Ames Furnished with finewood pews And orange cushions Where we would sit and pray Stained glass windows of saints and angels Eyes scoured by the pastor, rows aplenty Raises from the King James Version Lifts his words, high and mighty And he says that I should not be afraid He preaches to me, tells me that Love is patient, love is kind Faith, hope and love He says there's a good thing coming 'round the corner Just 'round the corner Tells me to shake hands with all my neighbors I am your neighbor That's how we roll at Bethesda Lutheran During sermon we would draw in the margins of the programs Counting out all the spelling errors in the minutes and the seconds Until we could leave for home After church, we would eat the leftover bread and wine And drive to a local diner Sometimes to a Chinese restaurant Sometimes Red Lobster And he says that I should not be afraid He preaches to me, tells me that Love is patient, love is kind Faith, hope and love He says there's a good thing coming 'round the corner Just 'round the corner Tells me to shake hands with all my neighbors I am your neighbor That's how we roll at Bethesda Lutheran On Palm Sundays they'd pass the leaves around We would weave them into sheets and baskets Pack the pews to make room for the only holiday crowds That gathered 'round During hymns, I would pretend to sing the songs But only mouth the words Because I really, really didn't like to sing At least not when they were watching And he says that I should not be afraid He preaches to me, tells me that Love is patient, love is kind Faith, hope and love He says there's a good thing coming 'round the corner Just 'round the corner Tells me to shake hands with all my neighbors I am your neighbor That's how we roll at Bethesda Lutheran Yeah, that's how we roll at Bethesda Lutheran