Dialogue
Sung to the tune of "Sixteen Going on Seventeen"
by Rodgers & Hammerstein
New lyrics by Ed Steffes
We talk and talk, and we read lots of books
It's eggheads like us they write for
We read and read, and we think lots of thoughts
And get big ideas to fight for
To fight for
Secular UU:
I'm agnostic going on atheist
Reason's my only guide
What we can see is all that can be
With that I am satisfied
I'm agnostic going on atheist
My only god is chance
We just evolved; the puzzle is solved
Our world is just happenstance
There's no such thing as soul to me
We're just complex machines
We don't possess a will that's free
We're victims of our genes
I need no one holier and wiser
Telling me to believe
I'm agnostic going on atheist
I call believers naive
Spiritual UU:
I am spiritual going on mystical
Spirit is all around
When it flows through you, it can renew you
Showing you worlds beyond
I am spiritual going on mystical
Seeking the sacred source
Link what's inside to something worldwide
In silent but rich discourse
It's such a shame you have no yen
For mystic harmony
You need a lengthy course in zen
Or just some LSD!
You need someone holier and wiser
Helping expand your mind
I am spiritual going on mystical
I call you skeptics half-blind!
Chorus:
Welcome to our adult R.E.
It's really quite a show
Our weekly fights are soon to be
Broadcast on HBO
Secular and spiritual UUs:
I need no one, especially someone
With your strange point of view
But to keep our friendship and fellowship
I'll put up with you
Chorus:
We'll all put up with you
©Copyright 2011 by Edward J. Steffes; all rights reserved.