City on the Hill
Submitted: August 25, 2026 at 3:14 pm Composed/performed by: Terry Kennedy-Lares, TurloughKennedy@aol.com Copyright: 2026
City on the Hill – 2026
Terry Kennedy-Lares
Don’t tell me about your Jesus
the Savior of your soul.
Don’t tell me about your Jesus
the Savior of your soul.
He washed away your Sins
He picked you up when you were low.
Don’t quote from the Bible,
Scriptures you read in the book
Don’t quote me from the Bible,
Scriptures you chose from the book
Framed the way you want them,
Just to let you off the hook.
Don’t you tell me you love Jesus,
Cause I’ve seen the way you vote
Don’t you tell me you love Jesus,
Cause I’ve seen the way you vote
Tax cuts for the rich man,
a political inside joke.
It’s not remotely shiny,
your City on the Hill
No, it’s not remotely shiny,
up in your City on the Hill
Where you trade your soul for power,
and money is a bitter pill.
Now don’t you tell me you love Jesus,
when there are folks you would deport
Don’t you tell me you love Jesus,
When there are folks you would deport
ICE is shooting people down,
and that’s what you support.
So, tell me about Jesus,
the man who loved and served the poor,
Can you tell me about Jesus,
the man who loved and served the poor,
Will you follow in his foot steps
Will you walk through that door.
I think i'm getting pretty close to done on this song, but I'm interested in hearing what the overall feeling people get from this.
