Alex Koman - By the Time I Was Through Lyrics

Chelsee's Coffee Shop is where I joined the circle jam
Jamming about Jesus, overheard by a religious woman
Who asked me to her church, 'bout half an hour from my house
A couple weekends later, I obliged and was inspired by the pastor's mouth

Performing for the congregation became my regular
I learned about the sound booth and operated the projector
Praised for all I did but never felt it was enough because
Above and beyond is the way God loves
Above and beyond

The holy dove descended, I got baptized in the bath
And made the children laugh at VBS sometime before that
Broke my back from dancing, went to Comprehensive Rehab
Got thrown a house warming party when I moved out to Springdale

A deacon once told me to teach the same things
"Agree to all the tenets, and you can keep on coming"
I refused to sign the paper 'cause my faith wasn't aligned
They seemed to be the homophobic kind
The homophobic kind

Volunteered to stay until they got a replacement
Though I had a bought a drum kit and a bass to play with
We never had the worship band my co-leader envisioned
She founded a service in another town

A friend came out and helped me reconfigure our sound system
Organized the cables, and I cleaned up the room
The pastor quit his job and said he was done with preaching
'Cause the numbers had dwindled to a few
And we got on bad terms too
Yeah, the numbers had dwindled to a few
By the time I was through