The Journalist's Prayer
© 1996, Jim Lesses. All Rights Reserved.

Oh, Lord, won’t you send me another disaster,
A front page lead story full of injured and dead.
The shareholders love it and the readers are hungry
For headlines and photographs dripping with red.

CHORUS:
Oh, Lord, won’t you send me another disaster
A mid-air explosion; a train wreck or two.
A wreck on the highway; the bigger the better,
Oh, Lord, I’m a-leaving it all up to you.

Oh, Lord, won’t you send me a right royal scandal,
A sexual dalliance covered with lust.
Between the Duke and his Consort, The Guard and the Duchess,
The heir to the throne with his hand on a bust.

Chorus

Oh, Lord, won’t you send me another new war zone,
A great human tragedy, please heed the call.
We’ll send a reporter to cover the slaughter,
To stand by and film as the bodies do fall.

Chorus

[Spoken]
And Lord, won’t you send me another young victim
of drugs and abuse – who’s got cancer to boot.
Make her timid and tragic, her life full of sorrow,
But most of all Lord, make her pretty and cute.

Chorus

Go straight to CD Baby and order the CD...   Go straight to CD Baby and order the CD...

Jim's Mailing List  You can stay in touch with Jim's career and the progress of any new recordings by joining Jim's mailing list. Click the EMAIL JIM link on the menu to launch your email program.

Our Privacy Policy We will never share your email address with any other person, company, or web site. If at any time you wish to be removed from Jim's Mailing List, simply send us an email and we will delete your name from our address book immediately.

 

Has any of the information on this site been of use to you? If so, please consider a small donation as a token of your appreciation.

< Home >