This has been rolling in and out of head for weeks (as so many things do) and so I finally got it all out.
Dave
With apologies to the Eagles...
"Jehovah God's Organization" (to the tune of "Hotel California")
On a warm summer morning, a ring at the bell.
Two nice dressed folks, claiming there ain't no hell.
Makes sense to me, I thought, Sure, I'll take the book.
What I read in there seemed true at the time,
So I took a deeper look.
They came to my doorway;
'Bout every week or more.
And I was thinking to myself
This sounds so good, I want more.
Then they shined some "new light", they showed me the way
So I went to their Kingdom Hall,
And all I heard them say...
Welcome to Jehovah God's Organization!
Such a paradise!
It's a paradise!
Everyone's loved in Jehovah God's Organization!
You can have it all, at the Kingdom Hall!
My study was "progressing" in this "time of the end".
I shed off all the worldly fools, that I called "friends".
I finally found The Truth, a whole new life.
I'm freed at last from, all that worldly strife.
So I called up my pastor,
'Please delete my name.'
He said, 'Mixed up with that crazy bunch? Ain't that a shame.'
But I still heard those voices calling every other day,
I go to the meetings thrice a week
Just to hear them say...
Welcome to Jehovah God's Organization!
Such a paradise!
It's a paradise!
We're livin' forever here in God's Organization
Just gotta keep your eyes, on that future prize!
Judicial Committees,
And marking's not so nice.
A small group said, 'We're just prisoners here, of our own device'
'We knew what we were doing,'
'for our baptismal vow.'
Then they sadly lamented,
'If we knew then what we know now!'
I turned to my new friends and "family",
"Quick, let's run for the door!"
I could tell at last we had to get back
To the place we were before.
'Stop,' said the elders,
'You must have been deceived!'
'Besides, you can check out anything you like,'
'But you must NEVER leave!'
You belong to Jehovah God's Organization!
Such a paradise!
It's a paradise!
We all agree here in Jehovah God's Organization!
If any have a doubt, we will boot 'em out!