Nice 'n' Neat Lyrics - The Fine Art Of Surfacing - Boomtown Rats

Through tunnel vision watch him rant and rave 

He says there's life beyond the grave 

He lost his slice of the eternal cake 

Well, God's in His Heaven and He's on the take 

That's nice (that's nice) that's neat (that's neat) 

It's bitter and it's sweet, is it trick and treat 

You're talkin' fast but you're preaching feast - now 

Bits and pieces I remember slightly, it was a long time ago 

We'd have our hot and holy conversations 

And solve the problems of the drunken world 

Now a clerical collar chokes at your convictions 

You strangle slowly for the old addiction 

It's Heaven's army and you're so professional 

But listen closely to this closed confessional 

That's nice (that's nice), it's neat (it's neat) 

It's bitter and sweet, is it trick and treat 

You're talkin' fast but you're preaching feast now 

We'd take a recipe for religion 

And bring it to the theological kitchen 

Mix it up to make our own concoction 

Believed in God but you'd shake a fist at him 

And Ray, does it seem holy, hey Ray-ay, does it seem hard 

And Ray-ay, it isn't that easy - now-ow 

Oh-hoh-hoh, oh-hoh-hoh, oh-hoh-hoh 

Oh-hoh-hoh, oh-hoh-hoh, oh-hoh-hoh 

You said you spoke to God and asked a question 

You were wonderin' what's the use of it all 

He said everybody does what they want to 

Provided that it's true, that's all 

He said, hey Big G you said there's my problem 

I'm not so sure 'bout what's true 

He said I'll let you in on my big secret, Ray 

The final truth is - there is no truth, and 

Na-na-na-na, bop shoo wop shoo wop 

Na-na-na-na, Oh-hey-yeah 

Na-na-na-na, bop shoo wop shoo wop-ac