Dont Be Surprised

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She was heavy with child, he had a hungry look  
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They were out on the road just waitin' to be took  
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And I wasn't much better, all I owned in a sack  
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But I had enough street smarts to watch my back  
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And he asked me if I knew a place they could go  
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To keep from the wind, away from the rain and the drivin' snow  
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He said I'm good with my hands, I can work my way 
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But I don't know a soul here, there's not much I can pay  
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I just shook my head and all I could say 
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Was don't be surprised if they turn you away  


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I said your child will be born to a heartless place  
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If he tries to do good they'll just spit in his face  
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He might heal the sick, make a lame man walk  
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And draw big crowds of people to hear his talk  
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But he'd make rich men so nervous, they'd take him away  
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And they?d put him on trial, and twist his words to make him pay  
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He might be humble, the gentlest around  
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But that won't stop some men from puttin' him down  
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You see I don't have much faith in people these days  
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So don't be surprised if they turn him away  

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Well I guess someday maybe Rome will fall  
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And peace could live inside Jerusalem's walls  
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And men could win at lots of things they tried 
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Grow food in the desert, maybe even learn how to fly  
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In two thousand years they'll might look back on our day  
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They?d study about us, they?d probably wonder how in the world we could live this way  
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But the more things changed the more they stayed the same  
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And men will never give up all their hurtful games 
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A few will stand tall, a few will walk straight  
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But most of us will fall to the fear and hate  


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Well I guess at the time it didn't seem so odd 
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That I was talking with Joseph and Mary, the mother of God 
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I wouldn't change a word if I saw them today  
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And I wouldn't be so surprised if they turned them away  
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He said I'm good with my hands, I can work my way  
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But I don't know a soul here, there's not much I can pay  
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I just shook my head because all I could say  
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Was don't be surprised if they turn you away