Lord Thought He'd Make a Man

The Lord thought he'd make a man
 He wasn't thinking about me
 And when he saw what he had done
 Said "You shall abide or live in misery.
 Either way you will be tried
 By a jury of your fears
 Who will sentence you to labor
 Under a vale of tears."
 There's no shortage of pretenders
 But there's no one like the Lord
 When I rose up from the dust
 I was cast into the sea
 There a beast in the dark water
 Came and swallowed me
 Like Job I am bewildered
 Like Jonah I'm deceived
 Is not a witness up in heaven
 Who will testify for me?
 Man ain't nothing but a dream
 He withers like the grass
 You may sever both his heels
 But his pride will never pass
 He was made to be elastic
 To bend any which way
 The universe is blowing
 On this or any day
 The planets have no power
 A string of pearls up in the sky
 If we're to make it through the night
 There'll have to be a sacrifice
 Say hello to little Jesus
 Won't you kiss him once for me?
 Before he's dropped into the fire
 To dance his destiny
 The Lord ain't nothing but a man
 Wanting to be kissed
 Afraid there's something out there
 That's bigger than his wish
 Many fears are born of loneliness
 And from this he can't escape
 Like the silence in a bedroom
 That keeps a poor boy awake
 There's no shortage of pretenders
 But there's no one like the Lord