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Waiting on the Other Side

(Melanie Thompson)

The other side is what? Heaven? Hell? Neither? Are all the sins we commit forgiven? I think so. I hope so. This is what the other side looks like to me. You may end up in a beautiful place (Heaven), but you will spend eternity in that beautiful place correcting all the wrong you did as a human being (Hell). So, for me, the other side is both. The more wrongs we right now, in human form, the less time we spend on the other side doing it.

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Verse 1. There's a preacher 
 asking for forgiveness. 
 Sorting out the verses. 
 All the words he twisted. 
 There are clear blue skies 
 waiting on the other side. 

 There's a mother 
 kissing little baby. 
 Healing all the deep cuts. 
 All the ones she gave him. 
 There's a gentle breeze 
 waiting on the other side. 

 There's a dealer 
 bleeding out the poisoned. 
 Wishing he could buy back 
 all the filth he sold them. 
 There is higher ground 
 waiting on the other side.

 There's a soldier 
 standing in a wheat field 
 shaking every hand 
 of every man he did kill. 
 There's a flowing stream 
 waiting on the other side. 

Verse 2. There's a bad cop 
 giving a confession. 
 All the wrong she has done. 
 Turning in her weapon. 
 There are glassy lakes
 waiting on the other side.

 There's a rich man 
 burning all his money. 
 Dancing in the ashes. 
 Crying 'cause it's funny.
 There are rolling hills
 waiting on the other side.

 There's a sad man 
 sewing cloth and leather. 
 Pieces he had ripped off.
 Sew them back together.
 There are rainbows bright
 waiting on the other side.

 There's a grandma
 kneeling in her nightgown
 fishing out the kittens.
 All the ones that she drowned.
 There are shady trees
 waiting on the other side.

Chorus. The other side 
 it waits for us.
 Like a subway train
 or a crowded bus.
 Sure to get there soon.
 From dust to dust.

 Meet you on the other side. 
 My friend. 
 See you on the other side. 
 Til then. 
 Waiting on the other side. 
 The end.

© Melanie Thompson 2023

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