The Gig That Matters

Album: Goodnight Tender (2014)
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  • I'm practicing for the gig that matters
    In the sky, in the sky
    I'm singing for all my friends to gather
    When they fly, when they fly
    Gonna say, Hey St. Peter, listen to my song here
    I been writing all my life
    I know you've heard every golden—throated angel
    But I hear redemption knows no bounds

    Too many days, I lived a life of leisure
    While folks were starved for food and rest
    And it's true, I drank from the cup of the righteous
    While the Devil's song played in my head
    But my redeemers they have been many
    And I can't help but change my tune
    So I'm practicing for the gig that matters
    So I can sing this world of truth

    Every drunk that I played for
    Kept me right, kept me right
    Every wayward preacher and aimless soldier
    Kept me in line, kept me in line
    This is a song for all the sinners
    Who never knowed they made the difference
    And the working Saints abandoned in the trenches
    The Lamb of God lost in the wood

    I'm practicing for the gig that matters
    I want to see my savior's face
    When St. Peter says, Sing your song child
    And I'll let you through these pearly gates
    Gonna say, Hey, Lordy I'm here to bear some witness
    No disrespect but, just in case you missed it
    There's some long haul suffering broken folks that need mending
    And they ain't seen your help yet Writer/s: AMY ELIZABETH RAY
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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