WARNING: These words to "The Lumber Song" are not saying what you might think they're saying.
Said a friend to a friend one day:
There was a man who passed away
St.Peter met him at the gate
Pete said: Walk with me if you will
I'll take you to the house you built
Man said I can't wait
Passed a mansion made of stone
But with each new house he's shown
They get smaller by degrees
Stopped in front of a two-room shack
Pete said: Hope you're happy with that
Man said: How can this be?
Pete said:
That's all the lumber, that's all the lumber,
That's all the lumber you sent
Looks like the builder, man He's got your number
That's all the lumber you sent
Man didn't know what to say
Poor guy was blown away
Said: You mean this is what I deserve?
Pete said: I'm afraid it's so
It's too late but now you know
You shoulda done better work
Man said: You mean not lie and cheat
And helpin' old ladies across the street?
Pete said: That's a start
Remember that man back in that great big house?
He found out early what it's all about
Built that place with his heart - as for you
That's all the lumber, that's all the lumber,
That's all the lumber you sent
Looks like the builder, man He's got your number
That's all the lumber you sent
What if that man were me
And I'd failed that miserably
You're showin' me things I don't wanna see
St. Peter, if you can, send me back to earth again
Is that somethin' you can do?
Pete said: It ain't up to me
If it was I'd like to see
How you plan to improve
Man said: I'd love God and fellow man
Take a wife and make a stand
Be the givin'est guy I can be
And when I get back to this neighborhood
There'd be a gigantic pile of wood
And I'd say: What's this I see?
And you'd tell me:
That's all the lumber - all that's your lumber
That's all the lumber you sent
Well the Big Boss'll help you
Hammer it all together
That's all the lumber you sent
Linda Halligan / Rick Cua / Robert Sidney Jr.
© Capitol CMG Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
Truth is...This isn't about earning salvation by doing good deeds. This is a creative visualization of the words of Jesus in Matthew 6:19-21 (NLT):
Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
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