The Trailing Skirts Of God Lyrics - Bloodless Coup - Bell X1

I'm seven years old 

And my bow-tie's askew 

Gonna get somebody of Jesus Christ 

In a brown velvet suit 

All the girls are dressed like angels 

How sweetly they sang 

Oh, be not afraid 

Of us delicate meringues 

The trailing skirts of God 

The trailing skirts of God 

The trailing skirts of God 

Have passed on by 

It's five years later 

And I'm on my knees again 

I am here to confirm 

What my parents began 

And I promise to abstain 

From intoxicating liquor 

But the flesh, it is weak 

And my faith was never stronger 

The trailing skirts of God 

The trailing skirts of God 

Yeah, the trailing skirts of God 

Have passed on by 

But oh, how I cling on 

'Cause it's been a rich seam of song 

And though it's make-believe 

Can I bring myself to leave? 

This lie's been burning too long 

Sometimes in my teens 

Up in Kellyer's bedroom 

Skipping on Saturday evening mass 

For some solvent abuse 

And as the world spun around me 

And I eased to the floor 

Must remember to get that sermon 

Keep the wolf from the door, yeah 

The trailing skirts of God 

The trailing skirts of God 

Oh, trailing skirts of God 

Have passed on by 

Passed on by, passed on by 

I've drifted far from you 

In this bloodless coup 

I've drifted far from you 

I've drifted far from you 

In this bloodless coup 

I say good day and adieu 

I've drifted far from you 

In this bloodless coup 

I've drifted far from you 

I've drifted far from you 

In this bloodless coup 

I say good day and adieu