Dont Be Surprised

She was heavy with child, he had a hungry look They were out on the road just waitin' to be took And I wasn't much better, all I owned in a sack But I had enough street smarts to watch my back And he asked me if I knew a place they could go To keep from the wind, away from the rain and the drivin' snow He said I'm good with my hands, I can work my way But I don't know a soul here, there's not much I can pay I just shook my head and all I could say Was don't be surprised if they turn you away I said your child will be born to a heartless place If he tries to do good they'll just spit in his face He might heal the sick, make a lame man walk And draw big crowds of people to hear his talk But he'd make rich men so nervous, they'd take him away And they’d put him on trial, and twist his words to make him pay He might be humble, the gentlest around But that won't stop some men from puttin' him down You see I don't have much faith in people these days So don't be surprised if they turn him away Well I guess someday maybe Rome will fall And peace could live inside Jerusalem's walls And men could win at lots of things they tried Grow food in the desert, maybe even learn how to fly In two thousand years they'll might look back on our day They’d study about us, they’d probably wonder how in the world we could live this way But the more things changed the more they stayed the same And men will never give up all their hurtful games A few will stand tall, a few will walk straight But most of us will fall to the fear and hate Well I guess at the time it didn't seem so odd That I was talking with Joseph and Mary, the mother of God I wouldn't change a word if I saw them today And I wouldn't be so surprised if they turned them away He said I'm good with my hands, I can work my way But I don't know a soul here, there's not much I can pay I just shook my head because all I could say Was don't be surprised if they turn you away