I met an old blind man, out on the street
I gave him some money and something to eat
He said, "Come on over here, boy, and sit by me
And let me tell you what I still see"

He said, "Heaven or Hell, it's up to you
And it ain't what you say, it's about what you do
It's not what you take, but it's about what you give
And it's not what you preach, it's about how you live
And it's understood
When the haters hate that they won't make it through Heaven's gate"
He said, "Mark my words, boy, I still can see
We get what we deserve, " that's what he said to me
That's what he said to me

He said, "The fire glows in the dead of night
On the streets of Hell, it's the only light
In the shadow distance is where you find
The soulless sinner who's been left behind
And there's a diamond demon down below
In the dog day dungeon where the lost ones go
And they dwell there now for eternity
They all get what they deserve, " that's what he said to me
"They all get what they deserve"

"Some men have venom where blood should be
And they treat other men with hostility
Consumed by fear, bigotry, and hate
Oblivious, they seal their fate
And on the broken sidewalks of the burning city
They weep and moan and they beg for pity
They howl but no one hears their plea
And they get what they deserve, " that's what he said to me

(We get what we deserve)
All of us
(We get what we deserve)
It's up to you
(We get what we deserve)
Heaven or Hell