Unless God Appears First Lyrics - The Great American Midrange - The Elms

I was born beside the Erie in the summertime, 

And lived inside the rust buckle 'till the age of nine. 

I broke the rules of the preacher and his blessed little wife. 

I turned the left side of truth into the center of life, 

I pulled the grey and the gold out of the black and the white. 

I've got a heart that's full of equal parts of fear and faith, and they say... 

Unless God appears first, I will die that way. 

I sing sad songs. 

I get high some. 

I got nothin' to prove, 

Baby winnin' or lose I'm the same... and I say 

Unless God appears first, I will die this way. 

I remember kissin' Julie on a Friday night 

I told her she was the one and then she let me inside. 

I stole the trust of a woman who was only ever kind. 

I called her after a year, in a moment of need 

She didn't mention that night or ask no penance of me. 

I was convicted and forgiven in an instant on that day. 

And I say, unless God appears first, I got debts to pay. 

I sing sad songs. 

I get high some. 

I got nothin' to prove, 

Baby winnin' or lose I'm the same... and I say 

Unless God appears first, I will die this way. 

And if heaven comes, or I hear it calling 

From the mansions behind pearly gates... 

I'll go at night, or on horses of fire 

Through whirlwind and wire 

With a grin on my face. 

Unless God appears first, I will fly away.