Grace of God

I'll be your waiter this evening

Your wish is my command

You lie there like a duchess

With your finger in demand



In the house of the dyslexic

Lemme tell you I'm a spy

Deceptive and denying

But I never tell a lie



There but for the grace of God go I



Oh my, my



In the land of good'n'plenty

The customer is king

Hindsight's always 20/20

And it don't achieve a thing



I'm driving but the brakes are out

And the bridge is out atop

But it ain't the fall that kills you

You know it's the sudden stop



There but for the grace of God go I



I'm not a crook
I cannot tell a lie



There but for the grace of God go I



My, oh my



Been smokin like a chimney

I just can't put out this fire

Garbage blockin all the exits

Hey, are you callin me a liar?

I'm through tip-toeing on eggshells

Chained to the slave majority

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

That must make me Hercules



There but for the grace of God go I



My, oh my



I been turned out of places all over town

My smile is a frown turned upside down

There but for the grace of god go I



I sharpened this pencil with my teeth

And fuelled it with grief and disbelief


There but for the grace of God go I



Stied eyes and heavy sighs

Reluctant thighs and sad goodbyes


There but for the grace of God go I



This rifting drift is an aching yearn

With no deposit and no return