God Said No - Dan Bern

I met God on the edge of town 
Where the wind meets the stillness 
Where the darkness meets the light 
Where the ocean meets the sky 
Where the desert meets the rain 
Where the earth meets the heavens 
On the edge of town I met God 

I asked God 
Do one thing for me 
Send me back in time 
Send me to Seattle 
Let me go 
Find Kurt Cobain 
Take away his gun 
Take away his bullets 
Talk to him 
Make him wanna live 
Tell him how we love him 
Help him see his glory 

God said no 
If I sent you back 
If you really found him 
You would only ask him 
If he could 
Help you get a deal 
If he knows a lawyer 
If he can help you 
God said no

I asked God 
Do one thing for me 
Send me back in time 
Send me to Berlin 
Let me find 
The one they call Hitler 
I will stalk him 
I will bring him down 
I will bring along 
A powerful gun 
Loaded with bullets 
Obliterate his memory 

God said no 
If I sent you back 
You would get caught up 
In theory and discussion 
You would let your fears 
Delay and distract you 
You would make friends 
You would take a lover 
God said no 

I asked God 
Do one thing for me 
Send me back in time 
Send me to Jerusalem 
Let me go 
Let me go find Jesus 
Let me save his life 
As they try to kill him 
Let me take him down 
Down from the cross 
Take the iron from his body 
Try to heal his wounds 

God said no
If I let you go 
If you really found him 
Walking with the cross 
You would stare 
Your tongue no longer working 
Eyes no longer seeing 
Ears no longer hearing 

God said time 
Time belongs to me 
Time's my secret weapon 
My final advantage 
God turned away 
From the edge of town 
I knew I was beaten 
And that now was all I had 
God said no