Preacher, don't try to save no souls when I die

It's my last day on earth and I just want to say goodbye,

so preacher, please don't try to save no souls when I die

They're my friends, they're my family

and they're here just to send me away

They need peace and they need comfort

to get then through this troubled day

They don't need no drawn out lectures

They don't need you to talk about Hell

They don't need you to preach damnation

They need a whole lot of tenderness, a little bit of help

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Now if you want to preach a sermon,

then do it on another day

Right now you've got some hurting people

and they need you in a better way

You're not here to pass no judgement

You're not here to save no souls

and you cheapen eveything you stand for

when you take a person's memory and turn it into a show

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