The Elms - Unless God Appears First lyrics

I was born beside the Erie in the summertime, And lived inside the rust buckle 'till the age of nine. I broke the rules of the preacher and his blessed little wife. I turned the left side of truth into the center of life, I pulled the grey and the gold out of the black and the white. I've got a heart that's full of equal parts of fear and faith, and they say... Unless God appears first, I will die that way. I sing sad songs. I get high some. I got nothin' to prove, Baby winnin' or lose I'm the same... and I say Unless God appears first, I will die this way. I remember kissin' Julie on a Friday night I told her she was the one and then she let me inside. I stole the trust of a woman who was only ever kind. I called her after a year, in a moment of need She didn't mention that night or ask no penance of me. I was convicted and forgiven in an instant on that day. And I say, unless God appears first, I got debts to pay. I sing sad songs. I get high some. I got nothin' to prove, Baby winnin' or lose I'm the same... and I say Unless God appears first, I will die this way. And if heaven comes, or I hear it calling From the mansions behind pearly gates... I'll go at night, or on horses of fire Through whirlwind and wire With a grin on my face. Unless God appears first, I will fly away.