Hello Hell

Hello Hell

I didn’t think you were real

I heard you were just the figment of

Some religious zealot’s zeal

Now we’re up close and personal

And I don’t think I like you

I could tell from our very first acquaint

All the stories I heard were untrue

Why wasn't I properly informed

About all this misery

Or the depths from which my cries would come

Someone should have told me

I heard of Hell, I used the word

It was nothing but a word

Who would’ve guessed it was more than that

Who would’ve guessed the worst

One would think a place like this

Would’ve been known about by someone

Why would anyone keep a place like this

A secret from even anyone

It’s not enough I’m all alone

But I can’t even die

I would beg God, “Please have mercy!”

But I can’t quite catch His eye

I can see them all, they’re all right there

Who used to drive me nuts

With their incessant preaching

They were into that Jesus stuff

Especially just before I died

It’s like they stepped it up

I’ll bet my wife was behind all that

She changed when she joined up

Jesus this and Jesus that!”

It was Jesus everyday

“If you fall in love with Jesus

He’ll turn your darkness into day!”

It seems I heard it all the time,

“He gives eternal life!”

It seems to me, I remember now

It caused a bit of strife

I wasn’t in the mood for it

All that happy, “He wants you!”

I finally told her, “Just shut up!”

I had other things to do

I was surprised, she really did

Then her preacher happened by

He told me I was on their prayer list

I couldn’t figure why

I remember now

What that preacher said to me

“Believe it or not, this isn’t all there is

Don’t wait to die to see.”

He said, “The Bible’s the only book like it

And time has proven it true

There’s a real hope for heaven

That is offered for me and you

There’s also a dark and scary place

That you don’t wanna to go

May I come by and talk sometime?”

I remember I said, “No!”

So here I am Hell, and whaddaya know

I’m dyin' everyday

Over and over, all day long

I think I’ve learned to pray

I heard one time that Jesus was

The Living Water valve,

“Come unto me and drink for free…”

I wish I had some now

I now conclude this saga sad

Please, don’t come here with me

Save yourself and all you can

Don’t wait to die to see

Seek for Christ with all your heart

The Bible story’s true

I can see Him sending people out

Telling folks like me and you

If you cross paths with them today

Don’t let your heart be cold

There’s more to life than meets the eye

And Hell get’s real old…fast!