The best years of his life, is what he gave to you
Never late a day, he's been faithful and true
Putting out the tombstones and digging down the graves
For over thirty years now and I can't believe you have the nerve to say, that you're gonna have to cut his pay
'Cause one of your priests did such an awful thing

Lightning bolt, oh lightning bolt, why don't you strike them down?
For what they did they deserve to be a black spot in the ground
And if there is a god, up there in the clouds, I can't imagine a better time to show his wrath than now
Somehow, these monsters all seem higher than the law
They won't see any punishment at all

He didn't give a damn about your god or your church
He was just an honest man looking for some honest work
And in his little finger, he has more purity, than a whole church-load full of your child-molesting priests
It seems you're making him pay for the guilty sins
Thirty years, and that's the thanks he gets

It's hard to imagine there could be a greater sin
Than using your trust for abusing a kid
As hard as it may seem, well I think that there is and you're committing it, by protecting these old evil men
And if there really is a judgement day, you'll have a whole lot to explain

Lightning bolt, oh lightning bolt, why don't you strike them down?
For what they did they deserve to be a black spot in the ground
And if there is a god, waiting up there in the clouds, I can't imagine a better time to show his wrath than now
Somehow, these monsters all seem higher than the law
They won't see any punishment at all