How did I get to this place? Desperately ask myself As under the quilt in my lap I point a 38 at The man that I Once thought was The One- That I don't take his life Can only be Grace Shining on ME Cuz my heart suddenly knows It is not worth my soul To hurry him On his relentless journey to hell- He will surely get there on his own It is Grace That saves us BOTH this day Grace that he won't miss until it's gone ~~~ The old man across the street Talks to his old wife Like she's got bird **** Smeared across her face- I'm sure it didn't start out this way I'm sure that once upon a day She was shown a modicum of loving kindness A sweetness commensurate with the Grace With which she Used to Walk But now with which she Bears the never ending insult That her life has become Grace that the old man Does not appreciate Grace that he won't miss until it's gone ~~~ She leaves her baby in the car While she steps into the bar For just a minute- Time not only flies When you're having fun But also when addiction lies And sez you are- So baby-girl Waits But it is Grace That sends mom outside to ***** At the very moment Mr. Predator Spiesβ baby-girl alone It is Grace that mom won't, in her haze, even notice Grace that she won't miss until it's gone ~~~ This old world can be a cold dark place Would be darker still Were it not for Grace Someone once said "T'was Grace that brought me safe and through..." ~~~ For all the Lovely and the Good There will be the Ugly and the Evil But Ugly and Evil Can NEVER do more Than Amazing Grace Can do