written by kevin bacon and michael bacon

"a song about thanksgiving - not the holiday, just the act of giving thanks." kb

bobby´s lyin´ round like the wakin´ dead
he´s got a big black cloud hangin´ over his head
i want to get him up, get him out the door
i´d like to get him drunk, but he don´t drink no more
he says, "oh, buddy, i really thought she was the one
tell me what happened, ´cause we were havin´ so much fun."

some of us will live in love, and some will watch love die
there but for the grace of you, go i
girl but for the grace of you, go i

teddy married betty, when they were still in school
and he never was her first choice, she never was his fool
50 years together, that was somethin´ less than bliss
rarely did they tell the truth and rarely did they kiss
pass the fish sticks, and tell me what you did today
and the clock ticks, they´re runnin´ out of things to say

i´ve seen ashes in the wind, and i´ve never seen him cry
there but for the grace of you, go i
girl but for the grace of you, go i

off we go in a cloud of dust, let the chips fall where they must
girl you turned my life around, in the time it takes a heart to pound

some of us will live in love, and some will watch love die
there but for the grace of you, go i
girl but for the grace of you, go i