the cowboy came frm out of the west   with his snakeskin boots and his bulletproof vest   gang of goons and his big war chest   fortunate son he was doubly blessed   corporate cronies and the chiefs of staff   bowin' to the image of the golden calf   startin up wars in the name of god's son   gonna blow us all the way to kingdom come      man of god, man of god   that ain't the teachings of a man of god   man of god, man of god   that ain't the preachings of a man of god      coalition of the willing and the judgmental   patricians, politicians, and the fundamentalists   you never have to tell them how the money's spent   you never have to tell them where their freedom went   homophobes in the high command   waitin' for the rapture like it's disneyland   hide all the bodies from out of view   channel all the treasure to the chosen few      man of god, man of god   that ain't the teachings of a man of god   man of god, man of god   that ain't the preachings of a man of god      if I could I surely would   stand on the rock where moses stood   look out people now we're gonna get fleeced   by a wolf masquerading as a man of peace      jesus said blessed are the meek   jesus said you gotta turn the other cheek   jesus said help the poor and the weak   if he lived today he'd be a liberal freak   all the money changers would be out on the street   weepin and wailin and gnashin their teeth   me I'm waitin on the reckoning day   when the whole world gonna rise up and say      man of god, man of god   that ain't the teachings of a man of god   man of god, man of god   that ain't the preachings of a man of god      man of god, man of god   that ain't the teachings of a man of god   man of god, man of god   that ain't the preachings of a man of god