Name: Studyin' Religion
Duration: 3 min 12 s
Channel: Walt Pilcher
Description: "Studyin' Religion" is a song by Walt Pilcher (US). One person's search for nearness to a higher power, or not.

Studyin' Religion

Walt Pilcher (US)

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One person's search for nearness to a higher power, or not.

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Walt Pilcher (US)

I'm retired and living in High Point, NC, with my wife, Carol, an artist. I have been writing songs and music since 2005 and am still learning to play guitar. Many of my songs are Christian contemporary worship songs, and others are pop rock or comedy/novelty pieces. Until I moved to High Point I practiced with an acoustic string band called Bishop's Bridge in Greensboro, NC, that plays mostly Celtic, folk and old time music (Contact Vance Archer at vance_d_archeriii@yahoo.com). The songs on my Band Page were produced in my home studio using PrintMusic and Cubase. I hope you enjoy the result. (Photo: "Can I play too?" Grandson Zain & me on my son Todd's Yamaha, taken in the mid-2000s.)

Song Info

Genre

Pop • Christian Pop

Charts

Peak #174

Peak in subgenre #29

Author

Walt Pilcher

Rights

2009, Walter H. Pilcher

Uploaded

July 08, 2010

Track Files

MP3

MP3 1.5 MB • 64 kbps • 3:12

Story behind the song

Recorded "live" as if an audience member has captured it on a cell phone.  (Thanks to The Free Sound Project for background coffee house ambiance sound effect.)

Lyrics

Studyin' Religion
Walt Pilcher
	
Verse 1
Enrolled in junior college to learn a thing or two
So I can go out in the world and not look like a fool.
I wondered what I'd need to know to make me look my best, and
The class on world religions looked important to my quest.

Verse 2
The textbook covered everything, enjoyed the lectures too.
We surveyed all beliefs and gods from here to Timbuktu.
Looked easy in the syllabus, but hard it proved to be,
'Cause it made me start to wonder just what faith would work for me.

Chorus
Studyin' about religion, studyin' about religion.
Got to find the best one to belong. 
As God is my witness, I'll figure out this business
Of which religion's right and which are wrong.

Bridge
Pick a bad faith, what will people say?
And it won't look good on my resume.

Verse 3
So thanks, Professor Miller; you're a saint and very nice.
You seem so kind and wouldn't mind to give me some advice.
I'm staying after class today to tell you what I've found:
I've looked at all religions and I've got it narrowed down.

Coda
I need some expert wisdom, so I'll leave it up to you;	   
I could become a Christian, a Muslim or a Jew...,
And I have just one question, sir...   What would Jesus do?

(Chorus & out)

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