"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!