My friend was lyin' The grass was dyin' It felt like a story you don't care where it leads A change of venue Will it mend you? If the grass is not greener, you know what it needs I knew that I had to throw down some seeds Oh-so-lovely Lord above me I feel my heart changin' in mysterious new ways Everybody (Yeah!) Oh-so-lovely Now how can I tell you how grateful I am? Fair-weather friends They make amends But you look in their eyes and you know it's not real A little carin' And soul-barin' The actor's contract pays him how to feel I knew it was time to make a new deal Oh-so-lovely Lord above me I feel my heart changin' in mysterious new ways Everybody (Yeah!) Oh-so-lovely Now how can I tell you how grateful I am? Jacaranda bloomin' No clouds are loomin' The trees are swayin' In the wind Up in the mornin' Without a warnin' The sun is a-shinin' like a newborn's smile It's time I faced it Don't wanna waste it I could run away, but that's just not my style And I think that I just might stay here a while Oh-so-lovely Lord above me I feel my heart changin' in mysterious new ways Everybody (Yeah!) Oh-so-lovely Now how can I tell you how grateful I am? Now how can I tell you how grateful I am? Oh-so-lovely Lord above me I feel my heart changin' in mysterious new ways Everybody (Yeah!) Oh-so-lovely Now how can I tell you how grateful I am? Yeah!