Sinners, Saints And Fools

Album: In These Silent Days (2021)
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  • Where the winds of change were blowin', there lived a God-fearing man
    He was turning through his Bible when he came up with a plan
    He painted up a sign and held it high above his head
    Waved it proudly in the air and this is what it read

    You can't break the law
    There are reasons for the rules
    They keep things safe here for everyone
    The Sinners, Saints, and Fools
    The poor and huddled masses
    Who are hungry and afraid
    You gotta do it by the book and there'll be
    No exceptions made

    To the weary, desperate souls who washed up on the sand
    He said, "We haven't seen your paperwork" and he withdrew his hand
    You know he never felt any safer, or the peace he hoped he'd find
    And up until the day he died, he never changed his mind

    You can't break the law
    There are reasons for the rules
    We gotta keep things safe here for everyone
    The Sinners, Saints, and Fools
    The poor and huddled masses
    Who are hungry and afraid
    You gotta do it by the book and there'll be
    No exceptions made

    By the time he got to Heaven, it was surrounded by a wall
    The pearly gates were locked up tight, the golden chains and all
    They said, "We cannot let just anyone walk in here anymore
    You didn't do it by the book," and then they pointed to the floor

    You can't break the law
    There are reasons for the rules
    They keep things safe here for everyone
    You Sinners, Saints, and Fools
    the poor and huddled masses
    Who are hungry and afraid
    You gotta do it by the book and there'll be
    No exceptions made

    No Writer/s: Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth
    Publisher: Warner Chapell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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