Name: Born Left-Handed
Duration: P00H03M04S
Description: The first version of this was written when I was in my 20's. I've continued to rewrite it over the years. Here's the latest incarnation...

Born Left-Handed

from To Life by Daniel Portis-Cathers

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The first version of this was written when I was in my 20's. I've continued to rewrite it over the years. Here's the latest incarnation...

lyrics

When God made man, it was with his right hand
Some say ‘twas with his left, but they don’t understand
That if the Bible’s true and scripture was inspired
Then calling God a lefty would be calling him a liar

In Matthew twenty-five my point is justified
The goats were on his left but on the other side
We find the righteous lambs whose sins were all forgiven
Well the goats got damned but the sheep got into heaven

Lord, how can I be your little child?
Since I was born left handed can I still be reconciled
To your right hand where Jesus sits in glory
Or will I be left stranded somewhere in purgatory?

In my religious search I tried to join the Church
But I never shook right handed, so they left me in the lurch
When they said, “Son, you must be liberal, if you’re not, you must be deaf
'Cause the truth is always right; after that there’s nothin’ left!”

Lord, please help me make it into heaven
I said I’d follow you when I was only six or seven
My parents are American and both of them are white
Now that surely counts for something… or so they told me every night

Will I be in heaven or am I lost
Should I keep my left hand or cut it off?

Now the right hand’s an image, just an anthropomorphism
That Jesus used to get through to Judaism
But he’s set you free from your cultural jail
So be careful to remember everything that entails
Or the next thing you’ll be sayin’ is that God is male

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from To Life, released March 6, 2019

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Deep_Sea_Music Portland, Oregon

Composer/producer Daniel Portis-Cathers draws from world class talent to produce music for film, television and the web. He has operated Deep Sea Music, Inc. since 1984.