THE GOD I KNOW

THE GOD, I KNOW, IS ALL IN MY HEAD

THE ONE I TALK TO... WHEN IT'S DARK AND I'M IN BED

HE DOESN'T PUT THE FEAR OR MAKE ME KNEEL

HE JUST HEARS MY HOPES AND HOW I MAY FEEL

 AND WHEN I HURT HE JUST LENDS AN EAR

I DON'T KNOW IF HE IS CLOSE OR IF HE IS THERE

 YOU SEE I DON'T KNOW IF HE REALLY EXISTS

LIKE ALL OF THOSE STORIES WITH ALL OF THEIR TWISTS

I NEVER REALLY FOLLOWED ALL OF THE REST

 I WASN'T GOOD AT THEIR SCHOLARLY TESTS

 I PREFER TO THINK OF HIM AS AN INVISIBLE MAN

THAT'S HOW I RELATE TO THAT SPIRITUAL CLAN

AND WHEN I REFLECT ON WHAT I'VE BECOME

 IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF A GOD...OR WHAT BAD  I HAVE DONE

I DON'T WORRY ABOUT SOME GUY...  DYING FOR MY SINS

OR SOME GROUP TELLING ME... HE IS THE REASON... FOR THE SHAPE I AM IN

I USED TO BELIEVE IN ALL OF THAT STUFF

BUT AS I GOT OLDER, IT SEEMED TO BE MORE THAN ENOUGH

AND HOW DID I COME UPON THIS TRAIN OF THOUGHT?

WAS MY CONSCIENCE RAISED...BY SOME BOOK THAT I BOUGHT

NO I CAN'T SAY...THAY IS REALLY TRUE

IT'S NOTHING THAT WAS STUDIED BY A CHOSEN FEW

I DIDN'T WANT TO FOLLOW SOME KIND OF FAIRY TALE

 JUST TO FIND OUT RELIGION IS BUSINESS AND THE LIES IT UNVEILS

 SO WHAT DO I DO?... IF THERE IS NO GOD 

DO I POUND MY FIST AND SAY HE IS  FRAUD?

CAN I GO ON...IF HE IS NOT THERE?

OF COURSE I CAN...HE IS EVERYWHERE

HE IS ME...HE IS YOU...HE IS THE GUY DOWN THE STREET

 HE IS THE PERSON YOU DON'T KNOW AND NEVER WILL MEET

SO TALK TO YOURSELF...BELIEVE IN NUMBER ONE

I LEARNED THIS FROM YOU, RYAN...MY FORTUNATE SON