BROCKZEMAN: MUSIC
Raise Your Hands
(Brock Zeman)
Jimmy s sitting in a classroom
Staring out the window
The teacher s teaching by the black board
But it s in one ear and out the other
He s just sitting there wondering
What he s gonna do
When the bell rings at three o clock
And he gets outta school
The teacher says listen up children
If you re wondering about the lesson
You oughta know by now
Just what to do if you ve gotta a question
Raise your hands
His mama dressed him up every Sunday
And took him down to the church
Where they talk about the wrath of God
And how the devil s always on the lurch
And if you re good you go to heaven
Where everything s always fine and well
And if you re bad the devil s gonna get you
And take you on down to hell
So you ve gotta kick that devil back down in his hole
And you better use all of your might
Tell the lord how much you love him
Just you look into the light
Some folks they listen to the teachers
And some they listen to god
Some ride away with the devil
And then become outlaws
Take this boy I m taking about
Cause when he turned 24
He started wishing he d done things differently
When the cops knocked down his door
And when the final line unfolded
And he had no place to run
They shouted, come on out of that house boy
And you best drop that gun