Lyrics - God's Footballer by Billy Bragg

God's footballer hears the voices of angles
Above the choir at
Molyneaux
God's footballer stands on the doorstep
And brings the
Good
News of the
Kingdom to come
While the crowd sing '
Rock of
Ages'
The goals bring weekly wages
Yet the glory of the sports pages
Is but the worship of false idols and tempts him not
God's footballer turns on a sixpence
And brings the
Great
Crowd to their feet in praise of him
God's footballer quotes from the
Gospels
While knocking on doors in the
Black
Country back streets
He scores goals on a
Saturday
And saves souls on a
Sunday
For the
Lord says these are the
Last
Days
Prepare thyself for the
Judgement yet to come
His career will be over soon
And the rituals of a
Saturday afternoon
Bid him a reluctant farewell
For he knows beyond the sport lies the spiritual

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