You did not have a home

There were places You visited frequently
You took off Your shoes
and scratched Your feet
'Cause You knew that the
whole world belonged to the meek
But You did not have a home,

no, You did not have a home

So You did not take a wife

There were pretty maids all in a row
Who lined up to touch the hem of Your robe
But You had no place to take them
So You did not take a wife,

no You did not take a wife

Birds have nests, foxes have dens
But the hope of the whole world rests
On the shoulders of a homeless man
You had the shoulders of a homeless man
You did not have a home

You had no stones to throw

You came here without an ax to grind
Did not tow the party line
No wonder sight came to the blind
You had no stones to throw,

No You had no stones to throw
So You rode an ass' foal

Well they spread their coats and cut down palms
For You and Your donkey to walk upon
But the world can't find what it thinks it wants
On the back of an ass' foal,
so I guess You had to get sold
'Cause the world can't stand what it can't own
And it can't own You 'cause
You did not have a home
Birds have nests, foxes have dens
But the hope of the whole world rests
On the shoulders of a homeless man
You had the shoulders of a homeless man
You did not have a home

Birds have nests, foxes have dens
But the hope of the whole world rests
On the shoulders of a homeless man
You had the shoulders of a homeless man
You did not have a home

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