"Idiot's Delight" lyrics - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Well, I met up with Saint Peter
He was workin' at the pearly gates
He said, "I can't let you in right now
You're gonna have to wait
So sit back and take it easy
Yeah, kick off all your shoes
Grab yourself a beer right now
While I watch the evening news"

[Chorus:]
Well, the jackals leave here laughin' as they slip into the night
How did something so beautiful turn into idiot's delight?

So, what makes 'em all so stupid?
Oh, what I cannot tell
Maybe I should go down there, son
And show 'em just a little hell
But would they get the message?
Would anybody learn?
How such a mighty effort
Such a small return

[Chorus:]
Well, the jackals leave here laughin' as they slip into the night
How did something so beautiful turn into an idiot's delight?

[Harmonica solo]

Sometimes I get so angry
That my blood begins to boil
I must have put my seed
Into some kind of mutant soil
They don't understand a thing
They ain't got no respect
But they sure do keep me laughin', man
So what the heck?

[Chorus:]
Well, the jackals leave here laughin' as they slip into the night
How did something so beautiful turn into idiot's delight?
Idiot's delight