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 There but for the grace of God There but for the grace of God go I Ooh 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 k**s you You know it's the sudden stop There but for the grace of God There but for the grace of God There but for the grace of God go I There but for the grace of God There but for the grace of God I'm not a crook - I cannot tell a lie There but for the grace of God There but for the grace of God 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 thru tip-toeing on eggshells Chained to the slave majority What doesn't k** you makes you stronger That must make me Hercules There but for the grace of God There but for the grace of God 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 There but for the grace of God go I My oh my