Stevie Wonder - Jesus Children of America Lyrics

Hello Jesus
Jesus children
Jesus loves you
Jesus children
Hello children, Jesus loves you, of America

Are you hearing
What he's saying?
Are you feeling
What you're praying?
Are you hearing, praying, feeling, what you say inside?

You'd better tell
Your story fast
And if you lie (yeah)
It will come to pass

(Tell me) tell me Holy
(Holy roller) Holy roller
(Are you standing) are you standing
(Like a soldier?) Like a soldier?
(Well) are you standing for everything you talk about?
(Holy roller) yeah

Say (transcen-) transcendental
(-tal meditation) meditation
(Speaks of) speaks of inner
(Inner preservation) preservation
(Well) transcendental meditation gives you peace of mind
Peace of mind (yeah)

You'd better tell
Your story fast (fast)
And if you lie
It will come to pass

Tell 'em
Don't lie to 'em
Don't tell lies (tell 'em)
Don't lie to 'em

Ooh (tell 'em)
(Don't lie to 'em) ooh, yeah
(Tell 'em)
(Don't lie to 'em) oh, tell 'em Jesus
(Tell me) tell me junkie
(If you're able) if you're able
(Playing) are you playing your cards
(On the table) on the table
(Yeah) are you happy when you stick a needle in your vein
Hey, hey (tell the children), hey, hey

(Jesus) Jesus died on
(Cross for you) cross for you
(Mary) Mary is just
(Looking at you) looking at you
(Yeah) Mother Mary feels so much pain, yeah
(Looking at him)

So, you better tell, mhm
(Tell your story) your story fast
Tell your story, story
And if you lie (ooh, do you love me?)
It will come to pass (yeah, tell your story, story)

You better tell
(Tell your story) your story fast
Tell your story, story
Oh, if you lie (ooh, do you love me?)
It's gonna come to pass (yeah, hey-hee)

Mhm-hmm
I need you