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 chorus 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