i understand their offer, that's totally unacceptable   we have no room for negotiation   look, i've got someone at the door, call me back as soon as you know ok, bye   this is ridiculous, everytime...   look, i'm very busy right now, i don't have any extra time, alright   so could you come back, I don't know--LATER?      oh, they're turned down   turned upside down   every room is taken   short and tall, crowded wall to wall, nearing sleep   i'll knock again, use that wanting in, make the strangers leave    will we ever get some peace?   sent away till another day when he'll walk among them   so a man, knocking once again, bringing peace   there are those of the young and old who will not recieve   saying, "man, we have no need."      still no room in the inn   turned away once again   wants to save everyone but no saving is done   till there's room in the end      long ago, yeah well maybe so,   but not much as changed since then   pride and sin keep resisting him and always will   don't need toys to lead someone to joy    it's for this he's watching, waiting, knocking still      still no room in the inn   turned away once again   wants to save everyone but no saving is done   till there's room...      inside, outside, or upside down    while forever beckons to us   we serve the moth and the rust   we showed ourselves in   let's open the inn and let him in      came to save everyone but no saving is done   until there's room in the inn   i hear he's coming again   time to scrub down the walls like the lamp in the hall   and set a table for him   let's make some room (lots of it)   in the inn