Bazooka Joe says angels guide my every move And I believe him Pesty knows that Joe don't lie He calls the shots the way he sees them So to this my life has come There's meaning in a piece of gum The world works in mysterious ways Stuff in gutters, stuff in good books Send me secret clues Angels make the lights on my street Blink the nightly news We find convenient truth in whatever we choose Bazooka Joe says angels guide my every move And I believe him Pesty knows that Joe don't lie He calls the shots the way he sees them Nothing further from the truth Would make me less a psychic sleuth The world works in mysterious ways So to this my life has come There's meaning in a piece of gum The world works The world works in mysterious ways