State Of Grace

Album: Storm Front (1989)
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  • There you go, slipping away into a state of grace
    I know the look that comes across your face
    It's so familiar to me
    Here I am, trying to keep you in my line of sight
    I'm never certain that you read me right
    Sometimes you don't want to see me

    Here we are, both of us know we're in love
    But that isn't always enough
    I never could rise above it all, down I fall

    But darling there you go, slipping away into a state of grace
    Granted, this world is not a perfect place
    Still it's the world that I'm in
    Here I am talking while
    You don't hear a word I say
    Knowing you're watching me from far away
    Somewhere that I've never been

    Don't you see, you lived a different life than me
    It don't mean you have to be afraid of how
    We're not the same, don't leave me now

    But darling there you go, slipping away

    How can I get you to stay where you are
    Keep you from going too far
    Holding you here is so hard to do
    I'm losing you

    And darling there you go, slipping away into a state of grace
    Drifting away into your sacred place
    Someplace that I've never been
    There you go, slipping away, slipping away into a state of grace
    There you go, slipping away into a state of grace
    Yeah, drifting away into that sacred place

    There you go, slipping away Writer/s: BILLY JOEL
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Comments: 1

  • Matt from VirginiaState of Grace is such a beautiful song. I love most of Billy's music, but I believe that God spoke through him on this one. From the instruments selected, to the melody to the way Billy sings it, you can feel the sad resignation of disintergrating relations. It does feel as if it is personal to him. A sad song for sure, but also strong. Thank you to Billy for givng life to it.
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