Sunday's Forgivin'

The churches are all full of sinnin' souls dreamin'

Of fried chicken steamin'

And big potatoes creamin'

In their minds

The ghost of Saturday night we'll be leavin'

With one fell blow of believin'

A few 'I'm sorry' smiles, hot coffee and a sigh.

'Cause

Sunday's forgivin'

Saturday night for livin'

Friday night for leaving the world behind

The only way I seem to handle

Monday morning's scramble

Is to burn another candle

And pray Sunday's forgivin'

In my mind

Now the Spanish moss is swingin'

To that charcoal choir that's singing'

The whole neighborhood is clinging

To them ancient voices ringing out

We still got time

They just might have a solution

For all my soul pollution

I got four more hours for absolution

The gaslight don't serve drinks till after five

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Now the preacher's eyes they're beaming

Heart bent on redeemin'

What he calls my scheming

He says he'll send us down if we don't pray

But I tell him I do my kneelin'

When I see a sunset reelin'

Like a giant orange peelin'

And a little bit of hell's good for a change

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