Outside the house, Mr. Simpson announced   That Sally couldn't go to the meeting   He went on cleanin' his Blue Rolls Royce   And she ran inside weeping      She got to her room and tears splashed the picture   Of a new messiah   She picked up a book of her father's life   And threw it on the fire      She knew from the start deep down in her heart   That she and Tommy were worlds apart   But her mother said, "Never mind   Your part is to be what you'll be"      The theme of the sermon was, "Come unto me   And love will find a way"   So Sally decided to ignore her dad   And sneak out anyway      She spent all afternoon gettin' ready   And decided she'd try to touch him   And maybe he'd see that she was free   And talk to her this Sunday      She knew from the start deep down in her heart   That she and Tommy were worlds apart   But her mother said, "Never mind   Your part is to be what you'll be"      She arrived at six and the place was swinging   To gospel music by nine   Group after group appeared on the stage   And Sally just sat there cryin'      She bit her nails looking pretty as a picture   Right in the very front row   And then a DJ wearin' a blazer with a badge   Ran on and said, "Here we go"      The crowd went crazy   As Tommy hit the stage   Little Sally got lost as the police bossed   The crowd back in a rage      Soon the atmosphere was cooler   And Tommy gave a lesson   Sally just had to let him know she loved him   And leapt up on the rostrum      She ran across stage to the spotlit figure   And brushed him on the face   Tommy whirled 'round as a uniformed man   Threw her off the stage      She knew from the start deep down in her heart   That she and Tommy were worlds apart   But her mother said, "Never mind   Your part is to be what you'll be"      Her cheek hit a chair and blood trickled down   Minglin' with her tears   Tommy carried on preachin'   And his voice filled Sally's ears      She caught his eye, she had to try   But he couldn't see through the lights   Her face was gashed and the ambulance men   Had to carry her out that night      The crowd went crazy   As Tommy left the stage   Little Sally was lost for the price of a touch   And a gash across her face, ooh      Sixteen stitches put her right   And her dad said, "Don't say I didn't warn you"   Sally got married to a rock musician   She met in California      Tommy always talks about the day   The disciples all went wild   Sally still carries a scar on her cheek   To remind her of his smile      She knew from the start deep down in her heart   That she and Tommy were worlds apart   But her mother said, "Never mind   Your part is to be what you'll be"