With so many viewers unfairly pigeonholing American Idol second runner-up Danny Gokey as self-important and holier-than-thou, Gokey himself is here to clear up the rumors and announce that he is universally important and holier-than-thou. His first single "It's Only" is flooding pink-and-purple fan blogs near you, and the results are unsavory. While Simon Cowell seemed to consider the 29-year-old singer a countrified Chris Daughtry, Gokey clearly considers himself a thick-belted hybrid of Tracy Chapman and Amy Grant. Because not only does Gokey invoke Jesus's name, he bemoans the strife of poor people all over the country. He preaches it after the jump.
And he rips off Sinead O'Connor (or Prince, actually) with that opening line, too. Nothing compares 2 delirious narcissism.
Full lyrics:
"It's been 18 months and 14 Days
Bobby can't get him a job
Repo man's gonna take his van I hear
Bobby's giving up on God
He needs a hand up and not a hand out
Hey, everybody's gotta suffer
Don't worry, don't worry
It's only my brother
Where is that poverty line
I've never really seen it
Look around I'm doing fine
I'm not really sure I believe it
On the other side of town schools are falling down
But me I'm riding in style
Don't worry, don't worry
It's only a child
There's a homeless woman with a shopping cart
Living on the street
Lord knows she can't come in here where the pretty people meet
We're all dressed in our Sunday best
And she smiles when she sees us
Don't worry
It's only Jesus
There's a face in the mirror
A man that I can be
Lord, won't you open my eyes
Won't you help me see
A hungry child needs more than a piece of bread
Brother needs a job to get ahead
And the homeless need a place to lay their head
And as much as I've been giving
I could never give enough
Don't worry
It's only love
It's only love
When you're lonely, cold and empty
Only one thing to fill you up
And it's only, and it's only, and it's only
It's only love."
I can't wait to mutter, "Don't worry, it's only Jesus," the next time I break into Kirk Cameron's house.