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Verse                 Shall I look away when he pardons his mob?

                          Trash the Capital then get a new job

                          Watch civil rights fall like dominos?

                          I asked Jesus and He said no.

                          I asked Jesus and He said no.

Verse                 Take every step to roll back DEI

                          Female, brown or specials needs need not apply

                          Only pure white men may run the show?

                          I asked Jesus and He said no

                          I asked Jesus and He said no, He said no.

Verse                 When they try to erase my rainbow friends

                          Stick my head in the sand and not look again

                          With their lives on the line claim I didn’t know

                          I asked Jesus and He said no.

                          I asked Jesus and He said no, He said no.

Verse                 When a masked man in a van jumps my friend

                          Will I wink and wave and then not defend

                          When she’s disappeared will I just turn and go

                          I asked Jesus and He said no.

                          I asked Jesus and He said no.

Bridge               They don’t care. Do you? When we’re looking for the moral thing to do?

                          Shall we sit in our fear and do nothing and pretend that we don’t hear?

                          Should we say we don’t see and our silence make them think that we agree?

                          I asked Jesus and He said no

                          I asked Jesus and He said no

                          I asked Jesus and He said no

                          I asked Jesus and He said no

                          Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

                          Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

                          Nah, nah, nah, nah nah,

                          Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

Verse                 There are so many verses that I could write

                          You can write some too and take up the fight

                          Shall we all shut up and just let it go?

                          I asked Jesus and He said no

                          I asked Jesus and He said no

Outro                 He said no, He said no, He said no, He said no

                          Nah, nah, no, no, no, He said no, He said no

                          He said no, He said no, He said no, He said no

                          Nah, nah, no, no, no, He said no, He said no                       

                          ‘Cause I asked Jesus and He said no

credits

released September 23, 2026
Written by Martha Groves Perry & Pat Thrall
Produced by Pat Thrall
Author/Composer: Martha Groves Perry, ASCAP
Composer: Patrick Thrall, ASCAP
Published by MapleDream Music, ASCAP and Enthralled Music, ASCAP
Lead & Backing Vocals: Martha Groves Perry
Pat Thrall created the arrangement, played all instruments, and engineered, mixed, and mastered the track
Vocals recorded at The Hideout Recording Studio, Las Vegas, Nevada in June 2026
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© 2026 Martha Groves Perry, ASCAP & Pat Thrall, ASCAP
℗ 2026 Martha Groves Perry, ASCAP