Close to God

I wanna be in a place where a mother sings
Where children scream and the church bells ring
Where the faithful pray standing on the streets
And banks and thieves wear their heart on a sleeve

And a kiss has got more power than a gun
And no lover has got to give up

I feel so close to God
I know I won't give up
Doesn't matter if the Earth opens up
Doesn't matter if the sky falls down

I wanna be in a place where the thrones of life
Are taken by artists and spiritual guides
Where the hearts are gained by some true deep love
And money's thrown out from the kings' windows

And poetry and lyrics are human laws
And the sound of the music can stop any war

I feel so close to God
I feel the fire still burns
Doesn't matter if the wind blows away
Doesn't matter if the sky turns grey

And the sun rose upon the people sleeping on the ground
And they were slowly waking up to an all new sound
And the breeze gently brushed their hair and skin
Until everybody was finally released

Everybody was finally released
Everybody was finally released
Everybody was finally released
Everybody was finally released

And poetry and lyrics are human laws
And the sound of the music can stop any war

I feel so close to God
I know I won't give up
Doesn't matter if the Earth opens up
Doesn't matter if the sky falls down

Poetry and lyrics are human laws
And the sound of the music can stop any war