Göran Gustafsson - The Evil One

You praise the Lord for the morning light
You praise him for shelter of the night
You praise the Lord for our daily bread
You praise him for our lifes ahead

But if you can't see the devil
And you can't feel his spell
Someone pours his poison
Into another man's well

You praise the Lord for the love of friends
You praise him for the goodness He sends
You praise the Lord for peace at home
You praise him for the leader in Rome

But if you can't see the devil
When he hides behind the ridge
Someone has to jump off
The Tallahatchie Bridge

You praise the Lord for democracy
You praise him for fighting hypocrisy
You praise the Lord for a place in heaven
You praise him for 7-Eleven

But if you can't see the devil
And face him at his core
You don't ask no questions
When you start the next war

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Göran Gustafsson

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