Iron & Wine - Graces For Saints And Ramblers Lyrics
But it all came down to you and IBut it all came down to you and IThere were banged up heads stealing first baseunderneath the table so we never said gracefalling out of bed for the workday weekthere was kissing in the cracks of the flash flood streetthere were budding blossoms blaring Johnny Rottenchewed up and swallowed by the prophet they were trying to followBit too green and we paid no tax on our quick romantic cul de sacBut it all came down to you and IBut it all came down to you and Ithere were crashed out cars in our bar code clothesthey were grubbing on each other rubbing ghost on ghostthere were junked-up punks and the Jesus freaksweaving in and out of trouble wrapping round and round a leashthere were sleepless dreamers, Tuesday preachersthe message and the messenger, gun beneath the registerthe sweet gum tree by the tough drunk tankwe could never give enough to the bad-luck bankthere were hopeless sinners, sweepstake winnersthey danced with the farmer’s daughter, capered with the corporate lawyersBut it all came down to you and IBut it all came down to you and IBut it all came down to you and IBut it all came down to you and IThere was laughing in the night, sugar in the shadethere were backstab handshakes made on faithwe were never out of time and we never entertainedanybody say the habit of the wind was going to changethere were misled misfits, teething biscuitsfountains full of penny wishes, parties full of pretty dishesside by side with the birds and beesand we never said grace, never ever took a kneewith the saints and ramblers, movie star handlershigh above the aviary, underneath the cemeteryand we never wondered why, ‘cause the sun was in our eyesthere was seed for the field, there was grease for the wheelwe were drinking with the luminaries, eating with the missionariesBut it all came down to you and IBut it all came down to you and IBut it all came down to you and IBut it all came down to you and I
