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Tom Rosenthal, "1868"
(2008?)

God, he was gay
Before he became Christian
And then things went downhill
They went downhill fast
Downhill fast

And in 1868
You could have died for being gay
'Cause you were born a certain way
You could have stood trial like Oscar Wilde

Most middle England folk
Are still homophobes
'Cause there ain't no gays
In their village

It's the fear of the unknown
It's the fear of the unknown
It's the ignorance talking
Weak man that's walking
And all of these people
All of these people
I bet they listen to
Elton John and
David Bowie and
Cole Porter and
Tchaikovsky and
George Michael and
Morrissey
Oh Morrissey
I bet they listen to Morrissey
Oh Morrissey
Oh Morrissey
I bet they listen to Morrissey

And it is not a choice
And it is not a mindset
And Jesus didn't mention it
Not even once
Not even once
Not even once

And in 1868
You could have died for being gay
'Cause you were born a certain way
You could have stood trial like Oscar Wilde

When Stephen Fry was born
It was illegal to be gay
Oh how the times have changed
But he's still going to Hell anyway
According to the church

And isn't it funny?
Isn't it funny that most priests turn out to be gay?
Isn't it funny
Isn't it funny that most priests turn out to be gay?
Isn't it funny
Isn't it funny that most priests turn out to be gay?

The Pope might be gay
I heard he had a fling with a cardinal
And they danced to Kylie all day
And the YMCA
The YMCA

And in 1868
You could have died for being gay
'Cause you were born a certain way
You could have stood trial like Oscar Wilde
For being gay

And if Stephen Fry is going to Hell
Then I want to go with him
And if Stephen Fry is going to Hell
Then I want to go with him
And if Stephen Fry is going to Hell
Then I want to go with him
And if Stephen Fry is going to Hell
Then I want to go, I want to go with him

'Cause in Heaven all the interesting people are missing
They're missing
They're missing
They're missing
In Heaven all the interesting people are missing


You can download this and many others for free from Tom Rosenthal's website. (And you SHOULD. I bet you'd love him.)