(once upon a time, god so loved the world) Johnny used to work on the docks Fishin's been his life since john was a pup It's tough - to stop He would work with simon and james Workin' for his dad - he made fish fillets For lunch - mmm - for lunch He says We gotta hold on to what we're taught Because we may be christians doesn't mean we forgot We got deep water and nets and rods So now We're fishin' for god Oh the pathway's clear Oh fishin' on a pier Hey, my man, the lake is right here Oh fishin' on a pier Karl has got a six-string that rocks Now keith's on the bass And the dude who plays the drums is tough Mmm fred's tough Jesus gave us somethin' to say Cause christ's in our lives now we're fishermen Parody's our bait mmm some say We gotta hold on to what we're taught He called us as musicians and we're praisin' our god We got deep water And lots of rock and roll We're fishin' for god Oh the pathway's clear Oh fishin' on a pier They're my band, the lake is right here Oh fishin' on a pier Fishin' on a pier We gotta hold on - steady your rod We fish for the guys that are called out by god Oh the pathway's clear Oh fishin' on a pier They're my band, the lake is right here Oh fishin' on a pier