When he looked nInto a starry sky upon Jupiter, nWith it's cold moons nMaking their weary rounds. nnDid he know that the Pope nWould claim that he ran with Lucifer nAnd a prison cell nWould be where he’d lay his head down? nnWas he wearing a thorny crown? nWhen he plotted the motion of planets, nWas Mercury in retrograde? nBut he found the truth when a lie was what was demanded. nWhen the judges asked him pointedly nHe was a' trembling that day.nnChorusnDid Galileo pray?nDid Galileo pray? nDid Galileo pray? nDid Galileo pray? nnAnd he said, nTell Ptolemy, tell Copernicus, nThat the Sun is at the core of us nThe Church, the Pope nCan’t deny the Milky Way nnAnd every flower that follows the sun, nHas known all along nWhat God had donenThey whisper truth nAs the seasons each give way. nnDon’t shoot the messenger, nThe postman delivers Truth today. nAnd Truth will march in Birmingham nIt will block the tanks in Tiananmen. nPut the judges on the witness stand nLet’s see what they all say. nnChorus nnIn the heavens you'll see it nAs God has conceived it. nOh, believe it. nOh, what have you got to do to believe? nnDon’t shoot the messenger, nWhen the postman brings you truth today. nBecause truth will march in Birmingham nIt will block the tanks in Tiananmen nPut the judges on the witness stand, nLet's see what they all say. nnChorusnnDon’t shoot the messenger, don’t shoot the messenger