The sun came up this morning While I was laying myself down The dawn broke like a warning Telling me I ought to leave this town Cause dying ain't no way to make a living And I ain't quite ready to die Yeah there but for the grace of God go I From the foothills of my memories To the fl atlands of my youth Are you sure you're ready for the truth? Cause you know you're entitled to the answers But the river of truth is running dry Yeah there but for the grace of God go I Baptized in blood, fi re and water You're wonderin' why you're never feeling clean Your boat's pulled out from the harbor And you're on the dock abandoned in between So dance the dance of witches neath the moonlight While the rattlesnake's rhythm keeps the beat Sullen stand the wounded neath the searchlight Remembering our heroes in defeat Wondering on roads still leading further Forever neath the Colorado sky Yeah there but for the grace of God go I Yeah there but for the grace of God go I