One of Us

 
If God had a name, what would it be
And would you call it to his face
If you were faced with him in all his glory
What would you ask if you had just one question

And yeah yeah God is great yeah yeah God is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home

If God had a face what would it look like
And would you want to see
If seeing meant that you would have to believe
In things like heaven and in jesus and the saints and all the prophets

And yeah yeah god is great yeah yeah god is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home
He's trying to make his way home
Back up to heaven all alone
Nobody calling on the phone
Except for the pope maybe in rome

And yeah yeah God is great yeah yeah God is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

What if god was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home
Just trying to make his way home
Like a holy rolling stone
Back up to heaven all alone
Just trying to make his way home
Nobody calling on the phone
Except for the pope maybe in rome

Joan Osborne

Originally from the Louisville suburb of Anchorage, Kentucky, Osborne moved to New York City in the late 1980s, where she formed her own record label, Womanly Hips, to release a few independent recordings before signing to Mercury Records, Soul Show was her first Album. Her second (and first major label) album is Relish (1995), which became a hit _disibledevent="One of Us (song)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_of_Us_%28song%29">One of Us." The song was much more pop-oriented than the rest of the album, which was steeped in country, blues and folk music. "Right Hand Man" and "St. Teresa" were minor hits following the success of "One of Us." Her audience grew significantly with her appearance at Lilith Fair, which placed her in the same school of female singer-songwriters as Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan. Her third studio album was Righteous Love, a long-delayed release, which fell off the charts quickly.

She was featured in the 2002 documentary film Standing in the Shadows of Motown and toured with legendary Motown sidemen the Funk Brothers. She and her band accompanied the Dixie Chicks for a national tour in the summer of 2003, during which time she also joined veteran San Francisco jam-rockers the Dead as a vocalist, and released her fourth album, titled How Sweet It Is, a collection of classic rock and soul covers.

During 2005 and 2006, Joan Osborne performed _disibledevent="Phil Lesh and Friends" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Lesh_and_Friends">Phil Lesh and Friends. In February 2007, she appeared _disibledevent="Grand Ole Opry" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Ole_Opry">Grand Ole Opry.

In November 2006, she released Pretty Little Stranger, her self-described "Nashville album." It includes _disibledevent=reference id=cite_ref-0>[1][2]

In May 2007, she issued Breakfast in Bed, a return to the soul music that she had covered _disibledevent=mw-redirect title="(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28Love_Is_Like_a%29_Heat_Wave">Heatwave" and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted") that she had covered for the film Standing in the Shadows of Motown.

She sings lead vocals _disibledevent="Vivian Campbell" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Campbell">Vivian Campbell's solo album Two Sides Of If. She also provided some vocals for "Wayfaring Stranger" _disibledevent="Michael Franti" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Franti">Spearhead's 1997 album Chocolate Supa Highway. She is featured _disibledevent=new title="Holmes Brothers (page does not exist)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Holmes_Brothers&action=edit&redlink=1">Holmes Brothers 2007 collection State of Grace performing Those Memories of You, an old Allan O'Bryant and Bill Monroe bluegrass tune.