Album: Pet Your Friends (1995)

Charted: 15

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• Must have been late after noon
  I could tell by how far the child's shadow stretched out
  And he walked with a purpose in his sneakers down the street
  He had many questions like children often do
  
  He said, "Tell me all your thoughts on God
  And tell me, am I very far?"
  
  Must have been late after noon
  On our way, the sun broke free of the clouds
  We count only blue cars skip the cracks in the street
  And ask many questions like children often do
  
  We said, "Tell me all your thoughts on God
  'Cause I'd really like to meet her.
  And ask her why we're who we are."
  
  Tell me all your thoughts on God
  'Cause I'm on my way to see her
  So tell me, am I very far
  Am I very far now
  
  It's getting cold, picked up the pace
  How our shoes make hard noises in this place
  Our clothes are stained, we pass many cross eyed people
  And ask many questions like children often do
  
  We said, Tell me all your thoughts on God
  'Cause I'd really like to meet her
  And ask her why we're who we are
  
  Tell me all your thoughts on God
  'Cause I'm on my way to see her
  So tell me am I very far
  Am I very far now?
  
  Tell me all your thoughts on God
  Tell me all your thoughts on God Writer/s: GEORGE EDWARD III PENDERGAST, GEORGE PENDERGAST III, GREGORY JAMES KOLANEK, JOHN RICHARDS, JOHN ROBERT RICHARDS, RODNEY BROWNING, SCOTT ALEXANDER, SCOTT PRESTON ALEXANDER
  Publisher: Abkco Music Inc., BIGGER THAN PEANUT BUTTER MUSIC, O/B/O DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Comments: 13

• T from TtThis song has deep existential meaning and probes the archetypal search for the meaning of life, as dictated by an inscrutable God. The ontological and eschatological depth progress from verse to verse as afternoon progresses to late evening with the protagonist getting nowhere closer to understanding why things are fated to be the way they are.
• Victor B. Florencio from San Juan City, Metro Manila,philippinesthe lyrics that says.....Tell me all your thoughts on God cause I'm on my way to see "her". This refers to Hindu "Lord Krishna"
• Jack from Green Bay, WiThis song always reminds me of when my friends and I would play mailbox baseball, in our blue car.
• J. DioOne of the beautiful aspects of lyrics is the song does not have to be factual the author can say whatever. A song is ENTERTAINMENT not an entry in an encyclopedia.
• Susan from Illinois It’s a song! If the song writers are referring to God/god as female, then they are. Agree with it or disagree with it. If you have a problem with it either don’t listen to the song or listen to the song and know the words go against your beliefs.
• Justin from South CarolinaI just hate his understanding of the gender of God. God doesn't have a gender, per se. When we were created, we were created in God's image. The leadership, the strength, the grit that God shows in the Bible is representative of the image of man. However, God is also tender. God is nurturing, caring, loving. Things representative of woman. Yes, the Bible refers to God as heavenly Father, Abba Father. Therefore we refer to God as male, but he has feminine qualities too that many Christians forget about. Those feminine qualities appear in woman, sisters, mothers. We need to remember that, those who are believers. We don't get to define who God is. God has already done that. So to send death threats to someone who labels God as a she is straight up wrong...we must look at the deeper image of God before we start bashing and complaining about something we ourselves don't understand either.
• Navin Johnson from FloridaIsn't there 2 versions of this that were played on the radio? One has a predominantly paino accompaniment (not acoustic, though) while the other version is mainly guitars.
• Mary O. from Omaha, NeWhen I originally heard this song, I thought it was about two boys talking to each other, playing games in the street, asking complicated questions. What struck me is the line, "Tell me all your thoughts on God 'cause I'm on my way to see her (God)." It sounded like one was telling the other that he was going to kill himself. Glad I'm wrong. BTW, I got this off wikipedia.com: The band's name comes from a Hindi term for a person providing cable television to a neighborhood. In a Vox interview, lead guitarist Rodney Browning Cravens claimed the band took the name out of a Wired magazine article.
• Jeff from Concord, CaI don't know that I buy the "double-perspective" deal. If he's saying: "Tell me about God cause I'm on my way to see my girlfiend," it's kind of odd. Doesn't really make sense. If he's saying: "Tell me about God cause I'm on my way to see her (God)," that's just whacked.
• Brian from Boston, MaI always loved this song.I am not fimiliar with any other Dishwalla songs perhaps I should fimiliarize myself with them.....By the way what does Dishwalla mean?
• Jim from Long Beach, CaGreat song and lyrics. Very Powerful...
• Jim from Philadelphia, PaI first heard this song in the movie Eight Days a Week (which I only watched because it had Keri Russell in it).
• Michael from Wareham, Mathe song is a briliant double-perspective. it is sort of about a child's questioning of God, but it also references a question the guy asks the girl " Tell me all your thougts on God, cause im on my way to see her". He basically worships the girl.

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