Empty Church Lyrics

I was raised here, but its not the same

Different buildings, no one knows my name

Same old faces, who are they inside

Empty churches, don't you wonder why

I was younger, so were my friends

We were stupid, times were different then

Did we notice when the changes brought

Empty churches and a parking lot

I'm a fool to think I'm the only one

N'er to grace a church since the day I'was done

When you find out why, you can blame your hurt

On the darkened door of an empty church

Was it music, was the preaching good

And the building, or the neighborhood

Fix the carpet and the parking spaces

Empty churches are prime real estate.

Here's the church, here's the steeple

Open up them doors, where's all the people

Here's the church, here's the steeple

Open up them doors, where's all the people

I'm a fool to think I'm the only one

N'er to grace a church since the day I'was done

When you find out why, you can blame your hurt

On the darkened door of an empty church

Out of money, no one left to blame

Fire the preacher, there's a dollar saved

Keep the lights off when the doors are closed

Empty churches, no one even knows

I'm a fool to think I'm the only one

N'er to grace a church since the day I'was done

When you find out why, you can blame your hurt

On the darkened door of an empty church

Oh, of an empty church

Oh, of an empty church

Oh, of an empty church

Oh, of an empty church