Verse 1)

A long, long time ago
I can still remember how amusing
He could make things sound
And I knew if I'd had my pen
Then I should take notes even then
And maybe then I'd have them for you now
Every word He said was clever
And every parable I remember
Matthew has recorded
And Luke I think has more yet
I can't remember if I tried
What I learned about in junior high
But some things taught by Jesus Christ
Remain refusing to die

(Chorus)
So)Bye, bye, Mr. Parable Guy
Got my blessings
Through the lessons
Taught by heavens Messiah
Them good old days of seeking wisdom divine
Sittin' listenin' to the Parable Guy
Listenin' to the Parable Guy

(Verse 2)
Did you like the book of Luke
And do you like fables that are true
If you'd like I'll tell you some
Cause a true believer's crop is slow
When seed gets wasted by the road
In a steep and cloudy land will grow
Well I know the storms will come again
So don't start your mansion in the sand
He won't pick off the fruits
If that fig tree didn't produce
And if a lonely widow won't give up
She can make a case and win a wicked judge
But the new wine is powerful stuff
And it waits for you to try
You got to drink it

(Chorus)

(Verse 3)
Now if the shepherds sheep are all at home
And one goes out on its own, alone
But that not where it needs to be
Won't the shepherd search for the missing sheep
And of course, the woman does not sleep
Until the coin that she came to find is retrieved
And while his kid was getting down
And spending all his money in town
Of coarse his father yearned
"I'm for him to return"
And the wedding guests who don't get smart
The Lord just catches them off guard
And leaves them virgins in the dark
The day the groom arrives
Bell's were ringing

(Chorus)

(Verse 4)
Selfish wealth
It isn't going to help
With barns stopped like a fallout shelter
Grain piled high with all your cares
The wedding has a lot of guests
Today it's time for your formal best
I suggest you follow guidelines when you dress
Well at halftime there was work to do
So the farmer payed another crew
They all got payed in cash
Oh but the jealous ones were mad
And as the treasure finder takes the field
The merchant says this jewel's a steel
They'll lose it all for such a deal
And pay the fullest price
They got the kingdom

(Chorus)

(Verse 5)
And then they were all in one place
From every nation tongue and race
With goats and lambs apart in place
So come on drag the fish net
Catch the fish
Don't splash that on your candlestick
Cause a flower with a lemons gonna' spread
And as they robbed him on the way
The man was left in disarray
No neighbors stopped to help
He couldn't save himself
And as a stranger finally pulled aside
And spied the battered Israelite
I saw him save him gladly with delight
And he made it through the night
He was shrieking

(Chorus)

(Verse 6)
Little children sang the blues
They blasted forth some happy tunes
But things just failed to turn their way
"I went out and I made some more"
Said the servant who got his reward
But the man that made excuses couldn't pay
And the wheat was filled with leaves
Mustard climbed from the smallest seed
All the birds were hopin'
The birdhouse now was open
The thing that I admire most
Were all those funny parables
They taught the lessons for the folks
Whose faith was rooted in Christ
Cause they were seeking

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