people people can t you see and know what is really going on it s that same old thing it s it s nothing new more than two thousand years ago the good lord send me from zion the good lord you send me down the good lord send me from zion the good lord you send me down all my days i ve lived in misery wishing one day to be free now i bend down on my my my knees and pray and these are the words that i say the good lord send me from zion the good lord you send me down the good lord send me from zion the good lord you send me down the good lord you send me down the good lord you send me down the good lord from zion