grace for saints and ramblers

but it all came down to you and i

but it all came down to you and i

there were banged up heads stealing first base

underneath the table so we never said grace

falling out of bed for the workday week

there was kissing in the cracks of the flashflood street

there were budding blossoms blaring johnny rotten

chewed up and swallowed by the prophet they were trying to follow

picked to green and we payed no tax on our quick romantic cul-de-sacs

but it all came down to you and i

but it all came down to you and i

there were crashed out cars in our barcode clothes

there was rubbing on each other

rubbing ghost on ghost

there were jumped-up punks and the jesus freaks

weaving in and out of trouble

wrapping round and round a leash

there were sleepless dreamers

doomsday preachers

the message and the messenger

the gun beneath the register

the sweet gum tree by the tough drunk tank

we could never give enough to the bad blood bank

there were hopeless sinners

sweepstake winners

they danced with the farmer's daughter

capered with the corporate lawyers

all came down to you and i

but it all came down to you and i

but it all came down to you and i

but it all came down to you and i

there was laughing in the light

sugar in the shade

there were backstab handshakes made on faith

we were never out of time and we'd never entertain

anybody say the habit of the wind was gonna change

there were mislead misfits

teething biscuits

fountains full of penny wishes

potties full of pretty fishes

side by side with the birds and bees

and we never said grace

never ever took a knee

with the saints and ramblers

movie star handlers

high above the aviary

underneath the cemetery

and we never wondered why

cause the sun was in our eyes

there was seed for the field

there was grease for the wheel

we were drinking with the luminaries eaten with the missionaries

all came down to you and i

but it all came down to you and i

but it all came down to you and i

but it all came down to you and i

but it all came down to you and i

but it all came down to you and i

but it all came down to you and i