The State I Am In - Belle and Sebastian

I was surprised,
I was happy for a day in 1975
I was puzzled by a dream,
stayed with me all day in 1995
My brother had confessed that he was gay
It took the heat off me for a while
He stood up with a sailor friend
Made it known upon my sisters wedding day
I got married in a rush to save a kid from being deported
Now she s in love
Woo...I was so touched, I was moved to kick the crutches
From my crippled friend
She was not impressed
cause I cured her on the Sabbath
So I went to confess
When she saw the funny side,
we introduced my child bride
To whisky and gin
To whisky and gin
The priest in the booth
had a photographic memory
For all he had heard
He took all of my sins
and he wrote a pocket novel called
The State I Am In
So I gave myself to God
There was a
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