One of Us

One of Us by Joan Osborne is featured in Grilled Cheesus, the third episode of Season Two. It is sung by the New Directions with solos from Finn, Kurt, Mercedes, Quinn, Rachel, and Tina.

The kids are initially not allowed to sing religious songs, but Sue (who sees the performance and is moved by its compassion) tells Will that she will not report him for letting the glee club perform the song. After the song, it cuts to Kurt next to Burt's bedside in the hospital, as the episode comes to an end.

Lyrics

Tina:
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?

Finn with New Directions:
And yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah, God is good
Yeah, yeah

Finn and Rachel:
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Finn and Rachel with New Directions:
What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryin' to make His way home
Tryin' to make His way home

Kurt (with Quinn):
(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)

Finn with New Directions:
Yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah, God is good
Yeah, yeah

Finn, Mercedes, and Rachel:
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Finn, Mercedes, Rachel with New Directions:
What if God was one of us

Finn and Rachel with New Directions (Mercedes):
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryin' to make His way home (Home)

Tryin’ to make His way home
Back up to Heaven all alone
Nobody callin’ on the phone (Phone)
‘Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome

Finn with New Directions:
And yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah

Finn and Rachel with New Directions:
God is good
Yeah, yeah

Finn, Mercedes, Rachel, and New Directions:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Mercedes: Yeah!)

Rachel with New Directions (with Finn):
What if God was one of us (Mercedes: What if God was one of us!)
(Rachel: Oh) Just a (slob like one of us) (Mercedes: Just a slob like one of us!)
(Rachel: Oh) Just a (stranger on the bus)
(Tryin' to make His way home) (Mercedes: Tryin' to make his way home!)
Just (tryin’ to make his way home) (Mercedes: Tryin' to find his way home!)

Rachel with New Directions (Kurt):
Just like a holy rollin' stone (Like a holy rollin' stone)

Finn with New Directions (with Mercedes):
Back up to (Heaven all alone)

Rachel and New Directions (Tina):
Just tryin’ to make his way home (Way home, uuuh)

Tina (New Directions):
Nobody callin’ on the phone (Yeah, yeah, God is great)
‘Cept for the Pope maybe in Rome (Yeah, yeah, God is good)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah...)

Trivia

The fourth group number in the show with all black and white outfits; the first one being Keep Holding On, the second being Hello, Goodbye, the third being Toxic, the fifth being Fix You, and the sixth being This Is the New Year.
This is the second song where Sue shows compassion for the club, the first being To Sir, with Love in Journey.
This is the first song Quinn sings in Season Two.
This is the first time Quinn has a solo in a group number where all the members of New Directions (boys and girls) are on the stage.
- Her previous group numbers were group numbers sung only by the girls, except for Kurt, who was a soloist in Bad Romance.