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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Fire Island
Fire Island
Performer
Love Nelson
Love Nelson
Vocals
Nu Colours
Nu Colours
Performer
Roach Motel
Roach Motel
Remixer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
August Darnell
August Darnell
Songwriter
Kevin Nance
Kevin Nance
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Fire Island
Fire Island
Producer
Roach Motel
Roach Motel
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Kahlo and Carmen Vidal just had a child
A lovely girl with a crooked smile
Now they gotta split 'cause the Bronx ain't fit
For a kid to grow up in
Let's find a place, they say, somewhere far away
With no blacks, no Jews, and no gays
[Verse 2]
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)
[Verse 3]
Papi and the family left the dirty street
To find a white place out of the city
And year after year, the kid has to hear
The dos, the don'ts, and the dears
And when she's 10 years old, she digs that rock and roll
But Papi bans it from the home
[Verse 4]
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)
[Verse 5]
One day, she turns out to be a natural freak
Poppin' pills and smokin' weed
And when she's sweet 16 she fucks up things royally
With a man she met on the street
Carmen starts to bawl
Bangs her head to the wall
Too much love is worse than none at all
[Verse 6]
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)
[Verse 7]
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God)
(There go I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God) There by the grace of God
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God) There by the grace of God
(There go I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God) Grace of God
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God) There by the grace of God
(There go I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God) There by the grace of God
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God) There by the grace of God
(There go I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)
[Verse 8]
(There but for the grace of God) Grace of God
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God) There by the grace of God
(There go I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God) There by the grace of God
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God) There by the grace of God
(There go I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God) Grace of God
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God) There by the grace of God
(There go I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God) There by the grace of God
(There go I, I, I, I)
(There but for the grace of God) Grace of God
Written by: August Darnell, Kevin Nance

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