What About the Love
Janis Ian"What About the Love" is a song by Janis Ian, released in 1993 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:33 long and contains 69 lines and 392 words.
0:14I went to see my sister
0:17She was staying with a friend
0:21Who had turned into a preacher
0:24To save the world from sin
0:28He said First deny your body
0:31Then learn to submit
0:35Pray to be made worthy
0:38And tithe your ten percent
0:41I said Is this all there is
0:45Just the letter of the law
0:48Something's wrong
0:56Went to see my brother
0:59On the 32nd floor
1:02Of a building down on Wall Street
1:05You could hear the future's roar
1:09He said Here we make decisions
1:12And we trade commodities
1:15So if you tell me where there's famine
1:19I can make you guarantees
1:23I said Is this all there is
1:26Power to the strong
1:29Something's wrong
1:33Something's wrong in heaven tonight
1:36You can almost hear them cry
1:40Angels to the left and the right
1:43Saying What about the love
1:45What about the love What about the love
1:55I went to see my neighbor
1:58He'd been taken to a home
2:01For the weak and the discarded
2:05Who have no place to go
2:08He said Here I lack for nothing
2:12I am fed and I am clothed
2:15But at times I miss the freedom
2:19I used to know
2:22I said Is this all there is
2:25When your usefulness is gone
2:29Something's wrong
2:32Something's wrong in heaven tonight
2:36You can almost hear them cry
2:40Angels to the left and the right
2:42Saying What about the love
2:45What about the love What about the love
3:13Looked into the mirror
3:16Proud as I could be
3:19And I saw my pointing finger
3:22Pointing back at me
3:26Saying Who named you accuser
3:29Who gave you the scales
3:33I hung my head in sorrow
3:36I could almost feel the nails
3:39I said This is how it is
3:43To be crucified and judged
3:46Without love
3:50Something's wrong in heaven tonight
3:53You can almost hear them cry
3:57Angels to the left and the right
4:00Saying What about the love
4:02What about the love What about the love of God
4:05Something's wrong in heaven tonight
4:08You can almost hear them cry
4:12Angels to the left and the right
4:15Saying What about the love
4:17What about the love What about the love
4:21Something's wrong in heaven tonight
4:24You can almost hear them cry
4:28Angels to the left and the right
4:31Saying What about the love
4:33What about the love What about the love
I went to see my sister She was staying with a friend Who had turned into a preacher To save the world from sin He said First deny your body Then learn to submit Pray to be made worthy And tithe your ten percent I said Is this all there is Just the letter of the law Something's wrong Went to see my brother On the 32nd floor Of a building down on Wall Street You could hear the future's roar He said Here we make decisions And we trade commodities So if you tell me where there's famine I can make you guarantees I said Is this all there is Power to the strong Something's wrong Something's wrong in heaven tonight You can almost hear them cry Angels to the left and the right Saying What about the love What about the love What about the love I went to see my neighbor He'd been taken to a home For the weak and the discarded Who have no place to go He said Here I lack for nothing I am fed and I am clothed But at times I miss the freedom I used to know I said Is this all there is When your usefulness is gone Something's wrong Something's wrong in heaven tonight You can almost hear them cry Angels to the left and the right Saying What about the love What about the love What about the love Looked into the mirror Proud as I could be And I saw my pointing finger Pointing back at me Saying Who named you accuser Who gave you the scales I hung my head in sorrow I could almost feel the nails I said This is how it is To be crucified and judged Without love Something's wrong in heaven tonight You can almost hear them cry Angels to the left and the right Saying What about the love What about the love What about the love of God Something's wrong in heaven tonight You can almost hear them cry Angels to the left and the right Saying What about the love What about the love What about the love Something's wrong in heaven tonight You can almost hear them cry Angels to the left and the right Saying What about the love What about the love What about the love
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