Jackie Carlyle

GRACE OF GOD

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