Another State of Grace

Hey

Hey

They called it the troubles

'Cause it wasn't quite a war

To admit that it was would make it harder to ignore

History gave us courage, whiskey made us fight

Back when blood was thicker, back when blood was tight

Hey

Here comes the hallelujah man

With free love, guns and dope

The last Irishman in Brooklyn just went up in fire and smoke

Bind our sons to exile to serve the motherland

Keep us all indebted and afraid of Uncle Sam

I couldn't love you anymore

Couldn't love you any less

I'll cross my heart and hope to die

In another state of grace

In another state of grace

I'll cross my heart and hope to die

In another state of grace

Hey

Democracy is coming on a sea of alcohol

From construction sites to shipyards, you better sing along

You better love your family, you better earn your pay

'Cause democracy is coming, that's the order of the day

I couldn't love you anymore

Couldn't love you any less

I'll cross my heart and hope to die

In another state of grace

In another state of grace

I'll cross my heart and hope to die

In another state of grace

Hey

Hey

Another lost loved one full of tales of home

The heart beats any fist of a spirit never broken

Swingin' out at memories that we will not forget

There'll be no sweet surrender when blood and soil connect

I couldn't love you anymore

Couldn't love you any less

I'll cross my heart and hope to die

In another state of grace

In another state of grace

(Hey)

I'll cross my heart and hope to die

In another state of grace

In another state of grace

In another state of grace

Hey

Hey