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                            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

PROJECT FOR HOSPICE

"INTO THE LIGHT"

WRITTEN BY;

JACKIE CARLYLE

BRUCE MICHAEL MILLER

 

Sung by; Dr. John Mulder and Tricia Walker

Produced by; Dr. John Mulder and Tricia Walker

 

 https://youtu.be/Yu6rEn4AyVo

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