Turn Back, O Man - Morgan James, Godspell (The New Broadway Cast Recording)

Turn back, O man

Forswear thy foolish ways

Old now is earth

And none may count her days

Yet thou, her child

Whose head is crowned with flames

Still will not hear

Thine inner God proclaims

Turn back, O man (is your seat comfortable sir?)

Turn back, O man (mmm, I like that)

Turn back, O man (can you take it?)

Forswear thy foolish ways

(See ya later I’m going to the front of the thee-AY-ter)

Earth might be fair

And all men glad and wise

Age after age their tragic empires rise

Built while they dream

And in that dreaming weep

Would man but wake

From out his haunted sleep

Turn back, O man…(i'll say it again)

Turn back, O man… (can you see from where you’re sittin'?)

Turn back, O man… (hiya big boy)

Forswear thy foolish ways

Earth shall be fair

And all her people one

Not till that hour

Shall God’s whole will be done

Now, even now

Once more from earth to sky

Peels forth in joy

Man’s old undaunted cry

Earth shall be fair

And all her people one

C’mere Jesus, I got something to show ya!

Turn back, oh man

Forswear thy foolish ways!

Old now is earth

And none may count her days

Yet thou, her child

Whose head is crowned with flames

Still will not hear

Thine inner God proclaims

Turn back, oh man

Turn back, oh man

Turn back, oh man

Forswear thy foolish ways!

Play it honey!