Alternative Kingdom Melodies - Song 1 - "Good Things, Bad Things"
Lyrics:
Good things
Bad things
Good things, bad things, it’s still the truth
I'm a Jehovah's Witness
And I'm here to tell you all
If you don't want birds to eat you
Get down to the kingdom hall
I know we have our scandals
With child abuse and blood
But we also have Jehovah's hand
To make the badness good
Coz, when good things happen it's the truth
And when bad things happen it's the truth
And when good and bad things happen at the same time
That's your clearest proof
That this is Jehovah God’s clean organization
Requiring your obedient dedication
I saw it in the yearbook
We've grown by two percent
This proves Jehovah's Witnesses
Are truly heaven sent
And if the numbers start to fall
There is no need to scoff
The love of the greater number
Is expected to cool off
You see, when good things happen it's the truth
And when bad things happen it's the truth
And when good and bad things happen at the same time
That's your clearest proof
That this is Jehovah God’s clean organization
Requiring your obedient dedication
I went to the convention
And saw the local news
God's smart and happy people
Were all getting rave reviews
The next day some reporter
Was calling us a cult
It's blatant persecution
And I know it's satan's fault
Coz when good things happen it's the truth
And when bad things happen it's the truth
And when good and bad things happen at the same time
That's your clearest proof
That this is Jehovah God’s clean organization
Requiring your obedient dedication
We've had some dodgy people
We've had some evil men
But God loved David and Solomon
And didn't get rid of them
But if the catholic church
Keeps pedophiles safe and secure
That means it's false religion
Satan's scarlet-coloured whore
Coz, when good things happen it's the truth
And when bad things happen it's the truth
And when good and bad things happen at the same time
That's your clearest proof
That this is Jehovah God’s clean organization
Requiring your obedient dedication
Perhaps this logic can be used
By any other creed
But I trust my lovely leaders
Coz why would they lie to me?
And when apostates tell me
My evidence is nought
I stick my head right in the sand
And think some happy thoughts
After all, when good things happen it's the truth
And when bad things happen it's the truth
And when good and bad things happen at the same time
That's your clearest proof
That this is Jehovah God’s clean organization
Requiring your obedient dedication
Yes when good things happen it's the truth
And when bad things happen it's the truth
And when good and bad things happen at the same time
That's your clearest proof
That this is Jehovah God’s clean organization
Requiring your obedient dedication
Requiring your obedient dedication
Requiring your obedient dedication
(Huge thanks to Roger Davis for helping with the bass at short notice!)