I woke in the arms of two angels in flight
The dogs they were barking, the birds they were shy
I was overwhelmed by the darkness and the screams
I was brought down at once to my knees
I was good to my kids, and I ironed my clothes
I kept tabs on my mother and my brothers newborn
I was as god a man as the new one you know
So why am I out here tethered by the throat?
This ain't Heaven, this ain't Heaven, this ain't Shangrila
This ain't the way I thought heaven would be
Thank the Lord for the war, and the crook in the chords
This ain't the way I thought heaven would
We were all riled up over nothing it seems
This ain't the way thought Heaven would be
It's so cold where I'm stationed, no colour in my eyes
There is a black pearly ocean, off the coast I see fire
I loved my old lady, I loved my shotguns and tools
I was a hunter a fighter a mule
This ain't Heaven, this ain't Heaven, this ain't Shangrila
This ain't the way I thought heaven would be
We were all riled up over nothing it seems
This ain't the way thought Heaven would be
I still remember the look in her eyes, on the night that my old body died
Shaking, shivers as I grazed the timbre
Then cruised past the Earths great divides
This ain't Heaven, this ain't Heaven, this ain't Shangrila
This ain't the way I thought heaven would be
Thank the Lord for the war, and the crook in the chords
This ain't the way I thought heaven would
We were all riled up over nothing it seems
This ain't the way thought Heaven would be