"A Contract with God" by thepkrmgc
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When I was a young man,
I made a contract with God.
I pledged to live a good life,
to have faith in God.
I'm a man of my word.
I kept my contract with God
I was a man of faith
I helped my fellow man.
But God was not true
He broke his bargain with me.
He killed the love of my life
He took my child from me.
But I was a good man
How could this be
Oh what had I done
To make him betray me…
God was at fault
There was no problem with me
I deserved better then this
He is no God to me.
And so I felt into sin
Became what I once despised
I broke my contract with God
I hid from his eyes.
For years I lived in this way
No excuse can be had
I was a baron of sin
I was a wealthy man
But I never forgot
My old contract with God
Upon the bed of my death
I called out to God
I returned what I stole
A new contract was made
Though I was mired in sin
I stood proud in God's sight
I died the next morning
My soul was set free
Though I'd broken my contract
My mind was at peace.
Author commentary: this tune has been bouncing around in my head for a while with more or less the same words. I figured that it was worth putting down once and for all. I figure we all have our own contracts with God/the universe, stated or otherwise. Enjoy!