No Religion - Murk

A sullen figure walks along a dusty road His life was holy, and he couldn't bear the load He left his people and a simple life behind He raised his torso and he looked into the sky Shouting his questions Looking for directions "What do I do now?" Now a confused school girl stares at the TV tray The stresses of maturing compound everyday She glances up to see her favorite video And gets ideas from Madonna's nasty clothes In need of affection She craves the direction her heroes offer her Everyone's looking for something And they all assume somebody else knows what it is No one can live with the decisions of their own It seems, so they look to someone else To tell 'em what to be Tell 'em what to wear, tell 'em what to say Tell 'em how to act and think, compel others compulsively Until the world is all like them A righteous student came and asked me to reflect He judged my lifestyle was politically incorrect I don't believe in self-important folks who preach No Bad Religion song can make your life complete Prepare for rejection You'll get no direction from me You'll get no direction from me You'll get no direction from me

We didn't know no better And they said it could be worse Some people thought it was a blessing Other people think that it's a curse It's a choice between fact and fiction And the whole world has gone astray That's why there's no religion No religion, no religion here today And there's no straight answers (no straight answers) What this thing called love is all about? (What this thing called love is all about?) Some say it's unconditional (Some say it's unconditional) Other people just remain in doubt (Other people just remain in doubt) Well, I cleaned up my diction I had nothing left to say Except there's no religion No religion, no religion here today And they ask what hate is (They ask what hate is) It's just the other side of love (Just the other side of love) Some people want to give their enemies (Some people want to give their enemies) Everything they think that they deserve (Everything they think that they deserve) Some say, "Why don't you love your neighbors?" (Why don't you love your neighbors?) Go ahead and turn the other cheek (Go ahead and turn the other cheek now) Nobody on this planet (on this planet) That can ever be so meek (That can ever be so meek) And I can't bleed for you (I can't bleed for you) You have to do it your own way (You have to do it your own way) And there's no religion No religion, no religion here today No religion, no religion No religion here today And they ask what hate is (Ask what hate is) That's the other side of love (That's the other side of love) Some people want to give their enemies (Some people want to give their enemies) Everything they think that they deserve (Everything they think that they deserve) Others say, "Why don't you love your neighbors?" (Why don't you love your neighbors?) Go ahead and turn the other cheek (Oh, go ahead and turn the other cheek now) Have you ever met anybody (Have you ever met anybody) Who's ever been that meek (Who's ever been that meek) And it's so cruel (it's so cruel) Expect to savior to save the day (Oh, save the day) And there's no religion No religion, no religion here today And there's no mystery And there's nothing hidden And there's no religion here today And there's no mystery And there's nothing hidden And there's no religion here today And there's no religion No religion, no religion here today

It was early Sunday morning Everyone in the house was still asleep She made some toast and coffee Took a shower and made herself smell sweet She said, "I don't want a bus ride, I believe that the walk might help me think Got a heart kind of heavy I need some big hat and gloves, shoes and bag religion!" Religion That's my decision Some of that "make me feel better when I shout!" religion That's my decision Papa Henry was full of spice He was a man usually nice But something got into him last night Made him want to fuss and hollar The entire house was in a sweat His bottle got broken and the floor got wet "Clean it up!" you could hear him scream Then he said, "I'm going out" I need religion Religion That's my decision Some of that "raise up the roof, 90 proof" religion That's my decision Religion It's my decision, oh yes it is That's my decision It's the story about a good family Who doesn't live anymore in good harmony They are people who love their daughter and son They try to give them religion Little Billy likes his best friend Jack How in the world could he be like that Mama and Henry wanna have that chat Boy, you need religion Little Betty, whatcha gonna do? There's a child growing inside of you You should've stopped and thought things through Little girl you need a vision of religion Religion And that's my decision Some of that "how'd I get on Rikki Lake" religion That's my decision Religion Get a little, Religion Get a little Religion