God's Footballer

by Billy Bragg

From the album: Don't Try This at Home

Track 7 of 30 on Don't Try This at Home (1991).

Duration: 3:04

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Lyrics for God's Footballer

God's footballer hears the voices of angels Above the choir at Molineux God's footballer stands on the doorstep And brings the Good News of the Kingdom to come While the crowd sings '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 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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  9. Sexuality
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  12. Dolphins
  13. North Sea Bubble
  14. Rumours of War
  15. Wish You Were Her
  16. Body of Water
  17. Party of God
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  19. Sexuality - Demo
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  23. Bread & Circuses
  24. Cindy of a Thousand Lives - Demo
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  26. Revolution
  27. Tighten up Your Wig
  28. MBH
  29. This Gulf Between Us
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