Teardrops of Blood

Leroy lives in a cardboard box Down by the mission bell, Where saints refuse to go And the sinners wish him well. Forced to carry his own cross, While we drive nails in his coffin. You might say, it is routine; It happens far too often. A decorated soldier, Veteran of the war, Who would've thought, that he would be Among the sick and poor? The preacher-man wags his head, While the rich man turns away. His mother looks on weeping, Teardrops of blood are falling. Jesus sang a Samaritan song Down by the mission bell, Where saints refused to go And the sinners wished him well. Forced to carry his own cross, While we drove nails in his coffin. You might say, it was routine; It happened far too often. A decorated soldier, Veteran of the war, Who would've thought, that he would be Among the sick and poor? The preacher-man wagged his head, While the rich man turned away. His mother looked on weeping, Teardrops of blood were falling. Leroy lives in a cardboard box Down by the mission bell, Where saints refuse to go And the sinners wish him well. Seems, no one down here gives a damn, Though the stone's been rolled away. Our father looks on weeping, Teardrops of blood are falling. NOTES: 1. Inspired by "Tramp On The Street" by Grady & Hazel Cole and "Greenwood" by Peter Yarrow, as performed by Peter, Paul & Mary. 2. "Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy." — Ezekiel 16:49 3. According to Jesus, God will judge the United States and all other nations by how they treat the sick and poor. — Matthew 25:31-46 4. Homeless statistics and information     Homeless veteran information