They checked the shrine and the temple, but he wasn't there
They checked the mosque and the chapel-- nope, not there
Since you've been away on holiday, the natives are all nightmares
Since you've been away on holiday, I daydream you'll disappear
You keep us on a leash we can't concieve, but we must adhere to
The natives are whipping each other over which god they prefer
I wish you'd do us all a favor, and just defer
Since you've been away on holiday, we don't know which god is which
And since you've been away on holiday it's getting harder to give a shit
So if you stayed away on holiday we could get on with it
I mean, we could evolve like this, if you'd just call it quits
Since you've been away on holiday we've stomached your archaic rule
And since you've been away on holiday, we've hosted some wars over you
So stay away on holiday, my friend;
We don't need your services
Your excuses
Your "mysterious ways"
What a mysterious way to behave-- to just go away
Lord, let us go.