Excuses Songtext
von The Kingsmen

Excuses, excuses, you′ll hear them every day.
And the Devil he'll supply them, if the church you stay away.
When people come to know the Lord, the Devil always loses
So to keep them folks away from church, he offers them excuses.
In the summer it′s too hot. And, in the winter, it's too cold.
In the spring time when the weather's
Just right, you find some place else to go.
Well, it′s up to the mountains or down
To the beach or to visit some old friend.
Or, to just stay home and kinda relax and hope
That some of the kin folks will start dropping in.
Well, a headache Sunday morning and a backache Sunday night.
But by worktime Monday morning, you′re feeling quite alright.
While one of the children has a cold, "Pneumonia, do you suppose?"
Why the whole family had to stay
Home, just to blow that poor kid's nose.
Excuses, excuses, you′ll hear them every day.
And the Devil he'll supply them if the church you stay away.
When people come to know the Lord, the Devil always loses
So to keep them folks away from church, he offers them excuses.


Well, the preacher he′s too young. And, maybe he's too old.
The sermons they′re not hard enough. And, maybe they're too bold.
His voice is much too quiet-like. Sometimes he gets too loud.
He needs to have more dignity. Or, else he's way too proud.
Well, the sermons they′re too long. And, maybe they′re too short.
He ought to preach the word with dignity instead of "stomp and snort."
Well, that preacher we've got must be "the world′s most stuck up man."
Well, one of the lady's told me the other
Day, "Well, he didn′t even shake my hand."
Excuses, excuses, you'll hear them every day.
And the Devil he′ll supply them if the church you stay away.
When people come to know the Lord, the Devil always loses
So to keep them folks away from church, he offers them excuses.
So to keep them folks away from church, he offers them excuses.
Well, the sermons they're too long. And, maybe they're too short.
He ought to preach the word with dignity instead of "stomp and snort."
Well, that preacher we′ve got must be "the world′s most stuck up man."
Well, one of the lady's told me the other
Day, "Well, he didn′t even shake my hand."
Excuses, excuses, you'll hear them every day.
And the Devil he′ll supply them if the church you stay away.
When people come to know the Lord, the Devil always loses
So to keep them folks away from church, he offers them excuses.
So to keep them folks away from church, he offers them excuses.