heaven now or heaven after

_{i’m here to preach the gospel}

_{she said on the porch stair}

_{she left that night in the wrong shoes}

_{cinderella with auburn hair}

_{he forgives me, he forgives you}

_{he’s merciful, she tells me}

_{but the only mercy i ask for her}

_{is the mercy she will grant me}

_{he just wants your obedience}

_{she explained as best she could}

_{but if i had to choose my devotion}

_{would be for her, it would}

_{god is what is best for you}

_{her fingers traced the words}

_{my fingers traced much more that night}

_{god’s name was all i heard}

_{there are two ways this ends, she said}

_{heaven now or heaven after}

_{her soft face gazed, haloed}

_{casting shadows of past laughter}

_{there are two ways this ends, she says}

_{heaven now or heaven after}

_{i choose He who chooses love}

_{who chooses us forever.}