This is a song about Love and Passion
after an Ecclesiastical fashion

He was driving down the highway
aiming for the Coast
considering the Judgement Day
when this old world will
turn into
cinammon toast

On his way out of town
he knows that he has tipped his hand
wearing the garb of yesteryear
his gear roped tightly with a paisley band

Teetering on the brink of making sense to some
who have suffered too long to understand

Talking to drivers in truck stop cafés where
soup de jour with packets of salty crackers.
and breakfast with 3 eggs
and hash brown potatos
is served all day

He's the Messiah on a Budget,
and this time he's trying not to fudge it
Yes, He's the Messiah on a Budget
and he's coming home to you
So, hold on

When it comes to sage advice
he can be rather wry
the first question comes between
fresh slices of whipped creamed
pumpkin pie

He offers you a pair of dice and if you
roll 7
you'll have a ticket straight to heaven
Where Double Rainbow is served in scoops so smooth,
Mike Bloomfield frets some soulful blues, and Jerry
soars his notes real high, for sure Garcia has
paid his dues

Yeah, uh huh,
he's heading down the turnpike
when he spys an Angel in gypsy (Meindl) boots and
turns the corner into her rainy fairytale
where rites of passage
were once granted only
to a few,
until now that is...

'Cause He's the Messiah on a Budget
and this time he's trying not to fudge it
He's the Messiah on a Budget
and he could be coming home to you
So look up,
hold on, watch out for him...

Will he be successful?
only time will tell
anyway he's got a May flower
in his jacket lapel

But,
seems like he never got over the Golden Calf,
yeah, that just wasn't much of a laugh

Eating Tasajara bread he remembers what his
father said,
so keep the faith, don't shed a tear,
he's rolling down the highway and soon,
yes soon,
he will be here

He's the Messiah on a Budget
and this time he's trying not to fudge it
Yeah he's the Messiah on a Budget
and soon he could be coming home to you...

In the meantime, be good to each other,
it would really help alot


the apache kid