"Punchline" lyrics - LUCINDA WILLIAMS

People are angry, looking for answers
Wondering where to turn
Evil growin' like a cancer
Nobody wants to get burned

God, I want to believe
Bur liars whisper into ears
False gods and deceivers
Playin' on our deepest fears

Got this thought on my mind
They tell me it's by design
His way is a mystery
Did God forget the punchline?

[Chorus:]
People beyond the blues
Too many dying in their shoes
People being left behind
Did God forget the punchline?
Did God forget the punchline?

I'm not sayin' I don't believe
But I don't wanna follow blind
It's the one great mystery
The answer I can't find

Should I leave it unspoken?
Should I never wonder
When the world is broken
And we all fall under?

[Chorus:]
People being kicked around
People being kept down
People being taught to hate
Did God forget the punchline?
Did God forget the punchline?

[Guitar solo]

The world's turning faster
Spinning out of control
And the two-face masters
Tricking the lost souls

[Verse 7]
They know how to choose you
And just how to use you
Pulling strings behind the scenes
Listening to their own means

[Verse 8]
I got this thought on my mind
They tell me it's all by design
His way is a mystery
Did God forget the punchline?

[Chorus:]
People being kicked around
Too many being kept down
People being taught to hate
Did God forget the punchline?
Did God forget the punchline?
People beyond the blues
Too many dying in their shoes
Too many being left behind
Did God forget the punchline?
Did God forget the punchline?
Did God forget the punchline?
Did God forget the punchline?