An exhortation to church members

All I got to say is We've been in pain And the doctor said "You outta be might thankful you're hurting That's a warning something's wrong' But he could have lied about it and let her die But he told her the truth The pain was a warning something dead wrong So I went through clinics And they picked me, and they did this And they did everything that medical science could do And I had people lay hands on me, pray for me I was anointed with oil I believe in those things, don't know 'bout you But it didn't do me any good They could not correct my troubles What I'm saying, ladies and gentlemen Is that the pain signals are everywhere now And I think that we must recognize them As acts of god's mercy Saying there's something desperately wrong with our churches You and I are living in a generation that has torn itself to pieces Everything of value is being stripped now Inside and outside Government, home, and school We must not ignore the flashing signals of pain If women are not their own That is blasphemous and disgraceful I'm constantly trying to help people hear me 'Cause I got sense enough to know I'm going against years of tradition Years of custom And I'm just a little peanut preacher And so l appreciate you listening to me