Hell Can't Wait

I dreamed last night I went to Hell
I was standing by a tree
The Devil came and shook my hand
Saying now you’re here with me
Oh no, said I, how can it be?
That this would be my fate
I’ve heard it said Heaven can
But, know that Hell can’t wait

Of ignorance and poverty
I’ve watched the world drink deep
All safe at home, and in our beds
No guilt disturbed our sleep
And now find I, how can it be?
The answers come too late
I’ve heard it said Heaven can
But, know that Hell can’t wait

These earthly things which we surround
Ourselves with night and day
They cannot bring a moment back
Or keep the hounds at bay
Oh no, say you, how can it be?
That this would be our fate
I’ve heard it said Heaven can
But, know that Hell can’t wait