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There but for the Grace of God go I

Written by Emma Norton

LYRICS

CHORUS

Oh, I ain’t special me

Without all of you around who would I be

In another life I’d know such toil and strife

There but for the grace of god go I


VERSE 1

If I were a sailor I’d sail the seven seas
But I’d spew my guts out in the deck
And I’d rarely see the trees


CHORUS


VERSE 2

If I were a lawyer in court I’d shine so bright,
but I’d have a pesky, coke habit

and It's work late every night


CHORUS


VERSE 3

If I were American in the richest place on earth,
I’d have no fucking healthcare and
theyd force me to give birth


CHORUS


VERSE 4

If I were a builder
I’d be stacking up them bricks
But I could do my back in
And my boss give me the flick


CHORUS


VERSE 5

If I were a regent I’d be feared and reign supreme
But one day I might push my luck
And face the guillotine


CHORUS


VERSE 6

Yeah if I were a parent I’d have kids to love and hold
But I’d never get a break
Until they put me in a home


CHORUS


VERSE 7

If I were a macho man, I’d think I was the best
But I couldn’t share my feelings,

Or wear a pretty dress


CHORUS


VERSE 8

If I wear a popstar, I’d be adored by throngs
But my handler would control me
And they’d auto tune my songs


CHORUS


VERSE 9

If I were a Rich man, nananananananana
I’d likely be a psychopath
Married to his luxury car


CHORUS


VERSE 10

Now in all of human kind there’s nothing alien to me
Because we all commands our own ship
But we didn’t make the sea


CHORUS x 2

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We acknowledge the Gadigal and Bidjigal people of the Eora nation, upon whose lands we gather and sing.
We acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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