What if God was One of Us
1995 — Joan Osborne
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What if  
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Just a  
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Just a  
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If God had a  
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what would it  
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if you were  
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In all his  
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God is  
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you want to  
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see,  
 
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if seeing  
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meant that you would  
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have to be- 
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lieve,  
 
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in things like  
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heaven and in  
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Jesus and the  
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saints and  
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all the  
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God was  
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one of  
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us?  
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Just a  
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slob like  
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one of  
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us?  
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Just a  
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stranger  
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on the  
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bus trying to  
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make his way  
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home  
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Trying to  
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make his way  
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home...  
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Like up to  
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heaven all a- 
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lone...  
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Nobody  
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calling on the  
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phone...  
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Except for the  
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Pope, maybe in  
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Rome.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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God is  
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great  
 
 
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God is  
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good  
 
 
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yeah, yeah, yeah  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
What if  
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God was  
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one of  
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us?  
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Just a  
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slob like  
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one of  
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us?  
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Just a  
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stranger  
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on the  
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bus trying to  
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make his way  
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home  
C 
 
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Just trying to  
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make his way  
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home...  
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Like a holy  
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rolling  
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stone  
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Back up to  
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heaven all  
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alone  
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Just trying to  
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make his way  
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home...  
 
 
 
Nobody calling on the  
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phone...  
 
 
 
Except for the Pope, maybe in  
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Rome.