Pearly Gate Crashers

I died one night quite peacefully
Oh lying in my sleep
I prayed the lord the lordy lord
I prayed the lord my soul to keep
I wandered through the clouds
And much to my surprise
I saw before the pearly gates
A mob of souls with wild eyes
Boozehounds, and housewives
Some rich and some poor
A tea party of vagrants
Knocking at the door
Like
Knock knock knock !
knocking at the door
Oh
Knock knock knock!
Knocking at the door
And there he is ! there he is!
God in all his glory
Sitting on his throne of our broken human stories
There he is, and he said :
"I'm not lettin you in,
You're a race of broken cages
Filled with shame and sin"
And all the old ladies sing
"If you don't let me in to heaven, I'll just burn it down
Cause I've done my time in hell
If you don't let me in to heaven, I'll just burn it down
Oh yeah, I may be human
But that's not on me thats on you man
Yeah, I may be human
But that's not on me thats on you man "
On this side of heaven
There are many pretty souls
Who worked a life night and day
Only to pray their way
Into a place, where God says
"Oh go to hell, I wish you well,
I wish you well but go to hell
I wish you well "
And sneaking through the side door
I saw many suited snakes
Making shady deals with angels
To get into the pearly gates
Like
There he is ! there he is!
God in all his glory
Sitting on his throne of our broken human stories
There he is
Hiding in his castle
Who has the nerve to create life
And then call it a hassle
And all the old ladies sing
"If you don't let me in to heaven, I'll just burn it down
Cause I've done my time in hell
If you don't let me in to heaven, I'll just burn it down
Cause I've done my time in hell
Oh my time in hell
Oh yeah, I may be human
But that's not on me thats on you man
Yeah, I may be human
But that's not on me thats on you man "