Moses up on the mountainside
What a place to meet
He brought his pad and his pencil

Poured himself some gypsy tea
And all the world's multiplicity
They turn his brain and his soul to stone

He drew his face on a tablet
And carried it back home


Jesus off in the water
Standing on his feet
Yeah, that's the thing about charisma

It makes everyone believe
But there is nothing impossible
When I'm with you and when you're with me

I got a sad sinking feeling
That that can never be


But I'm going to do what I can for you
I will make a plea
To all the lights in the windows

The puddles in the streets
And all the lovers that you've been teasing
From your balcony

May they carry you far from my memory

Solomon heard a protest

From the lower court
Reached in his ear for a silver dollar
Just like he'd done before

He tossed it high
Said that wisdom's fickle
And chance is God's retort

And handed them a sentence
It was death by Trojan horse


Pharaoh woke from a bad dream
Splashed some water on his face
When it's a matter of nightmares you had

Better ask a slave
And he may tell you a famine's coming
Or he may look away

If he's kind then return it
Let him lick your plate


But I'm going to do what I can for you
I will make a plea
To all the birds in the chimneys

The whales up on the beach
And all the footsteps that you've been hearing
Like a timpani

May they carry you far from your enemies

But I'm going to do what I can for you

I will make a plea
To all the lights in the windows
The puddles in the streets

And all the hours that you've been sitting
At your vanity
May they carry you far from your misery

May they carry you far

Jesus off in the water

Standing on his feet
Yeah, that's the thing about charisma
It makes everyone believe

That there is nothing impossible
When I'm with you and when you're with me
I got a sad sinking feeling

That will never be