Story Behind The Song

This is based on the book of Job in the Bible. Absolutely everything went wrong for Job, and then his religious friends turned up to try and comfort him and it got even worse.

Song Description

Job is in desperate straits, and infuriated by his religious friends who think he's being punished for his sins.

Lyrics

Do I have to listen to my religious friends?
They're on a mission. The preaching never ends
Now, I am hurting. My life's been turned inside-out
And they're so certain why it happened, and they don't have a doubt, but...
There's a lot they don't know about me
(They think they've got it sussed but)
There's a lot they don't know
They don't see that their religion will not help me


And without hesitation, they decide I must have sinned
Ain't no other explanation for the mess I'm in
This must be retribution for all my unrighteous acts
Well, that's their conclusion, but they don't have all the facts
They assume I'm to blame. They don't see
(I wish it was that simple)
And they speak in God's name
But they don't know what He's doing any better than me

My life rots away. My body's in pain.
My family's gone, let me drown in the rain

"Oh God why have you picked on me?" - That's what they hear me shout
And so they think that it's up to them to sort me out
But if their God's as mighty as they constantly claim
Why does he need defending by the likes of them?
So I'll scream and I'll curse as I pray
Why won't they let me be?
It's God who has mercilessly wrecked my life
And now only God can help me

Do I have to listen to my religious friends?
They're on a mission. The preaching never ends
Now, I am hurting. My life's been turned inside-out
And they're so certain why it happened, and they don't have a doubt, but...
There's a lot they don't know about me
And there's a lot I don't know
I don't see the point of all this pain and grief
Pain and grief

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
HarryBudini	Best of Broadjam Country and Folk	7/19/2015