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
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
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