Israelites And Okies

[Verse 1]
I'm with Israelites and Okies
Escaping 'cross the desert sand
Driven by the lash of providence
Towards the minefields of the Promised Land
Glowing in the heart of darkness
Golden calves and neon signs
Bright enough to paint a halo
Above the sin on our minds

[Pre-Chorus]
I wanna travel this broken road
Strapped to the mercy seat
Paying strict and holy attention
To the people I meet

[Chorus]
If I'm gonna show you heaven
First I've gotta show you hell
In songs about exiles and a garden
Before and after we fell
Oh, Israelites and Okies
May we all travel well

[Verse 2]
Heavy pieces of old stone tablets
In our backpacks weigh us down
And though we've broken every God-carved word there
We still carry them around
Some cross through the blood-red canyon
Through the veil of desert heat
Crushing every serpent crawling
'Neath their wounded feet

[Pre-Chorus]
I wanna travel this broken road
Strapped to the mercy seat
Paying strict and holy attention
To the people I meet

[Chorus]
If I'm gonna show you heaven
First I've gotta show you hell
In songs about exiles and a garden
Before and after we fell
Oh, Israelites and Okies
May we all travel

[Bridge]
(Well through the Red Sea waters)
Stake our claim and safely dwell
Oh, Israelites and Okies
May we all travel well

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
If I'm gonna show you heaven
First I've gotta show you hell
In songs about exiles and a garden
Before and after we fell

[Outro]
Oh, Israelites and Okies
(All travel well)
Israelites and Okies
(All travel well)
Oh, Israelites and Okies
May we all travel well