God smiles and lights a cigarette
And says “There are some souls I ain't gonna get
I'd take all the little critters if I could 
But some are to smart for their own damn good
They don't even believe I'm here
They ain't seen where I've been 
Every once in a while I hear one say
Get me out of this I'll never do it again”

All it takes is some grains of faith 
And a few kilowatts of sweat and grace
All it takes is some grains of faith 
And a few kilowatts of sweat and grace 

Mama's been casting spells and such
Lining them up to get their fortunes told
She's been doing this for a while 
I wouldn't go so far as to call her old 
I saw her break a hex one time
Said all that glitters is not gold 
Then she took a diamond ring 
And threw it down a crawdad hole and said 

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Lucinda's been laying down on the job
That's a hard way to make some money
Say's “Here I am in the USA ” 
“I ain't seen no milk and honey” 
All I seen is tattooed hands 
Waving up wadded dollar bills 
Maybe I oughta` get redeemed 
It's getting to where I can't buy a thrill 

Chorus

God coughs and puts out the cigarette
And says whats this got to do with you 
It's hard to get a rascals attention 
I keep raising the stakes until I do 
Death kind of puts a damper on things 
So you might want to remember this 
See yourself as you would like to be 
Then he winds his watch and he blows me a kiss and says 

Chorus