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Close friend of mine as a child fell into a slumber
(Oohooooh oohoohooh oohooooh oohoohooh)
No sign of life since '75
Then one day he just (Oohooooh oohoohooh)
What do you know?
I guess (Oohooooh) If God just called his number

Whohoooh he called me he called me up and said
"I've been awake about a week
I'm thinking about asking the doctor (Oohooooh oohoohooh)
If he could put me back to sleep" (Oohooooh oohoohooh)
Then he laughed and said
"Heeey all the girls a look the same
Don't they know? (Oohooooh)
Just what their mothers (Oohooooh oohoohooh)
Paid in blood and tears to change"

But the words that made me cry
The thing he softly said
It stays with me it keeps messing with my head
He said "If Jesus Christ is alive and well
Then how come John and Elvis are dead?"
Youth beautiful youth
We walked through the walls until we found the truth
And said "Change it (Oohooooh oohoohooh)
It's ugly just change it" (Oohooooh oohoohooh)
Everyone we used to know
Must have given up so long ago (Oohooooh oohoohooh)
You can see it it's written on their faces (Oohooooh oohoohooh)
And the inside of their clothes

But the words that made me cry
'Cause I knew just what they meant
He turned to me and said
"Heey boy if Jesus Christ is alive and well
Then how come John and Elvis are dead?"

"Tell me if Jesus Christ is alive and well well
And how come Marvin and Elvis are dead?"

I said "If Jesus Christ is going to save us from ourselves
Then how come peace love and Elvis are dead?"

Ooh how come?