if god had a name what would it be
and would you call it to his face
if you were faced with him in all his glory
what would you ask if you had just one question
pre
and yeah yeah god is great
yeah yeah god is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
what if god was one of us
just a slob like one of us
just a stranger on the bus tryna make his way home
if god had a face what would it look like
and would you want to see
if seeing meant that you would have to believe
in things like heaven and in jesus and the saints
and all the prophets
pre
and yeah yeah god is great
yeah yeah god is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
what if god was one of us
just a slob like one of us
just a stranger on the bus tryna make his way home
just tryna make his way home
back up to heaven all alone
nobody calling on the phone
‘cept for the pope maybe in rome
break
ohoh ohoh ohoh
pre
yeah yeah god is great
yeah yeah god is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
what if god was one of us
just a slob like one of us
just a stranger on the bus tryna make his way home
just tryna make his way home just like a holy rolling stone
back up to heaven all alone just tryna make his way home
nobody calling on the phone
‘cept for the pope maybe in rome
Artist: Joan Osborne
Year: 1995
Decade: 90s
Language: en
Word Count: 151