UNLESS YOU CAN PAY THE PRICE [ country ]    We’ve crossed them in the workplace and seen ‘em at the bar    They have the attitude, jewelry an’ the fancy car    They think they’re better than the rest, in fact they seem to know it    They think they fool us with their act and for a fact they show it    Don’t act like God unless you can pay the price    Unless you can watch the evenin’ news an’ go on bein’ nice    He’s been around a block or two and it’s best to think twice    No, don’t act like God unless you can pay the price    That orn’ry neighbor probably knows as much as me or you    It’s a safe bet none of us knows everything that’s true    Instead of usin’ two fists bein’ nice just might suffice    An’ if you pay a little attention he might have some good advice    No, don’t act like God unless you can pay the price    Unless you can watch the evenin’ news an’ go on bein’ nice    Unless you can care even though your book’s no longer read    In a foolish school that ignores the best words ever said    You know, God said we should treat others like we want ‘em treatin’   ourselves    An’ no one’s come up with a better idea in all the books on history’s shelves    So, don’t act like God unless you can pay the price    And give your son because there is no greater sacrifice    Unless you can turn your back when five-inch nails go in the wood    And go on carin’ knowin’ that your love will never be understood    Yeah, don’t act like God unless you can pay the price    Unless you can forgive anyone without havin’ to think twice    Even when everyone ignores everything you ever said    An’ refuses to believe in you even if you raise the dead             Copyright © 2006 by Richard Aberdeen Copyright © 2007 by Freedom Tracks Music No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher and signed by the author.  Inquiries: Freedom Tracks Music ~ Records, 292 Trails Circle, Nashville, TN 37214 or requested via eMail.  Essays entitled Revolution and Revolution -- Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced or utilized as often as one likes.