oh i sat down upon the church house steps i sat down upon the church house steps i sat down upon the church house down upon the church house steps with all my hopes and dreams all of my regrets oh i sat down upon the church house steps i sat down upon the church house steps i sat down i sat down upon the church house steps with all i have lost and with all i have been blessed oh i sat down oh i sat down oh i sat down upon i sat down upon the church house steps i reached to the sky as i hung my head and wept oh i wept oh i sat down oh i sat down i sat down oh i sat down if these wings should fail me meet me with another pair