God Bless This Mess (Live From The London Palladium)

[Verse 1]

I got some blood under my nails

I've got some mud on my face

My voice is shot, I'm goin' grey

These muscles all ache

[Pre-Chorus]

Don't cry for me, I'm the life of the party

I'm smilin' most of the time

I may be grittin' my teeth

Can't get back where we started

These days, I'm doin' just fine

[Chorus]

Well, God bless this mess, this mess is mine

Won't pound my chest or criticize

I must confess, I've lived, I've died

God bless this mess, this mess is mine

God bless this mess, this mess is mine

[Verse 2]

I knew every buried body

Paid for each headstone

I may have led the prayers in public

But I cried alone

[Pre-Chorus]

Found God through sin

But this ain't my confession

I'll wait on judgement day

It's lose or win

Got no need for protection

Stand up or out of my way

[Chorus]

God bless this mess, this mess is mine

Won't pound my chest or criticize

I must confess, I've lived, I've died

God bless this mess, this mess is mine

God bless this mess, this mess is mine

[Bridge]

The howlin' doomsday dogs are snappin' at your feet

Down here the sky is cracked but won't admit defeat

Down here there they got your back, stood there at your side

This treasure chest of rags still keeps this dream alive

[Chorus]

God bless this mess, this mess is mine

Won't pound my chest, won't criticize

I must confess, I've lived, I've died

God bless this mess, this mess is mine

God bless this mess, this mess is mine

[Guitar Solo]