GRACE OF GOD
Words & Music; Jackie Carlyle © 2000
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE WAY MY LIFE HAS PLAYED OUT
I'M NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE PLANS I'VE LAID OUT
JUST THEN I'LL SEE A HOMELESS MAN PASS ME BY
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I
MONTREAL IN AUTUMN CAN BRING ABOUT THE BLUES
AS THE DAYS GROW DARK AND THE LEAVES CHANGE HUES
A GIRL BENEATH A BOX IS GETTING HIGH
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I
AND I HAVE SOMEONE TO LOVE ME AND A ROOF OVER MY HEAD
RED WINE BY A FIRE PLACE BEFORE I GO TO BED
AND I KNOW THAT FATE CAN BE A THIEF AND IN A MOMENT'S TIME
FILL MY SOUL WITH WAVES OF GRIEF AND OVERTAKE MY MIND
WHEN I'M FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF AND EVERYDAY'S A TEST
I TRY TO THINK ABOUT THE MANY WAYS THAT I'VE BEEN BLESSED
AND HOW I HAVE REFUSED TO LIVE LIFE AS A LIE
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I
AND I HAVE SOMEONE TO LOVE ME AND A ROOF OVER MY HEAD
RED WINE BY A FIRE PLACE BEFORE I GO TO BED
AND I KNOW THAT FATE CAN BE A THIEF AND IN A MOMENT'S TIME
FILL MY SOUL WITH WAVES OF GRIEF AND OVERTAKE MY MIND
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE WAY MY LIFE HAS PLAYED OUT
I'M NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE PLANS I'VE LAID OUT
JUST THEN I'LL SEE A HOMELESS MAN PASS ME BY
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE WAY MY LIFE HAS PLAYED OUT
I'M NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE PLANS I'VE LAID OUT
JUST THEN I'LL SEE A HOMELESS MAN PASS ME BY
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I
MONTREAL IN AUTUMN CAN BRING ABOUT THE BLUES
AS THE DAYS GROW DARK AND THE LEAVES CHANGE HUES
A GIRL BENEATH A BOX IS GETTING HIGH
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I
AND I HAVE SOMEONE TO LOVE ME AND A ROOF OVER MY HEAD
RED WINE BY A FIRE PLACE BEFORE I GO TO BED
AND I KNOW THAT FATE CAN BE A THIEF AND IN A MOMENT'S TIME
FILL MY SOUL WITH WAVES OF GRIEF AND OVERTAKE MY MIND
WHEN I'M FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF AND EVERYDAY'S A TEST
I TRY TO THINK ABOUT THE MANY WAYS THAT I'VE BEEN BLESSED
AND HOW I HAVE REFUSED TO LIVE LIFE AS A LIE
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I
AND I HAVE SOMEONE TO LOVE ME AND A ROOF OVER MY HEAD
RED WINE BY A FIRE PLACE BEFORE I GO TO BED
AND I KNOW THAT FATE CAN BE A THIEF AND IN A MOMENT'S TIME
FILL MY SOUL WITH WAVES OF GRIEF AND OVERTAKE MY MIND
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE WAY MY LIFE HAS PLAYED OUT
I'M NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE PLANS I'VE LAID OUT
JUST THEN I'LL SEE A HOMELESS MAN PASS ME BY
THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD GO I