The Gospel According To My Ol' Man Lyrics - Joshua Kadison

We could hear the gospel all around 

My dad and me leanin' 'gainst a tree with leaves falling down 

Now, daddy, he's no holy man, he never taught us how to pray 

But he saw the questions on my face 

He looked at me and I turned away 

And he said, "Believe what you want to, believe what you can 

'Cause all I ever really learned from this life of mine 

Love's the only thing worth a damn 

So, take it or leave it, deny or receive it 

'Cause maybe it was never really ours to understand" 

And that right there's the gospel according to my ol' man 

The neighbors just put up with us 

Mrs. Jones always tried to save our souls 

With a fiery look as she held her book 

And read about him calling all his little lost lambs back to the fold 

And Daddy'd say, "Now, Elna May, with all due respect 

Believe what you want to, believe what you can 

'Cause all I ever really learned from this life of mine 

Love's the only thing worth a damn 

So, take it or leave it, deny or receive it 

'Cause maybe it was never really ours to understand" 

And that right there's the gospel according to my ol' man