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  1. Church People

From the recording Threadbare Songs

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Church People
by Brian Spahr

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Church people are the worst... and the best.

Lyrics

[VERSE 1]
We like a lively argument about important things
Like, the color of the carpet and the type of songs we sing
We complain about the pastor at the mother/daughter tea
His sermons don't make any sense, and they're way too long you see

[CHORUS]
Oh, there ain't no people like church people
We're a special kind of folk
So, let's bow our heads and pray to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Oh, there ain't no people like church people
We mean it when it when we say
We believe that Jesus loves us but we get in our own way.

[VERSE 2}
We like to point out reasons why our church will never grow
Unless we act more like the mega church, that's down the road
They have donuts every Sunday and a full espresso bar
They take field trips with the Youth to the Kentucky Noah's Ark

[CHORUS]
Oh, there ain't no people like church people
We're a special kind of folk
So, let's bow our heads and pray to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Oh, there ain't no people like church people
We mean it when we say
We believe that Jesus loves us, but we get in our own way.

[VERSE 3]
We like to think that Jesus shares our politics and views
And when we vote, we surely vote how Jesus would approve
But we don't like when politics are mentioned in the sermon
Just stick to preaching what we like, from our favorite Bible version

[CHORUS]
Oh, there ain't no people like church people
We're a special kind of folk
So, let's bow our heads and pray to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Oh, there ain't no people like church people
We mean it when we say
We believe that Jesus loves us, but we get in our own way.

[BRIDGE]
But when Martha's husband died, we made some frozen casseroles
She could warm up in the microwave whenever she got home
And we took up a collection for the neighbor down the street
He's a single dad who lost his job, trying to get back on his feet
We show up for each other, and someone usually brings food...
It's the kind of thing that Jesus would do.

[CHORUS]
Oh, there ain't no people like church people
We're a special kind of folk
So, let's bow our heads and pray to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Oh, there ain't no people like church people
We mean it when we say
We believe that Jesus loves us and is teaching us his ways.

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