The State I'm In
Navigating Love, Secrets, and Redemption: The State I'm In
Lyrics
I was surprised
I experienced surprise
I was happy for a day in 1975
I felt happiness for a day in 1975
I was puzzled by a dream
I was confused by a dream
It stayed with me all day in 1995
The dream lingered with me throughout the day in 1995
My brother had confessed he was gay
My brother revealed he was gay
It took the heat off me for a while
His revelation diverted attention away from me temporarily
He stood up with a sailor friend
He openly associated with a sailor friend
Made it known upon my sister's wedding day.
This revelation occurred on my sister's wedding day
Got married in a rush to save a kid from being deported
Got married hastily to prevent a child from being deported
Now she's in love
Now she is in love
I was so touched, I was moved to kick the crutches
I was deeply moved and kicked away the crutches of my crippled friend
From my crippled friend
My action did not impress her
She was not impressed
She was unimpressed
Cause I cured her on the Sabbath
I healed her on the Sabbath, but she did not appreciate it
I went to confess
I went to confess my actions
When she saw the funny side, we introduced my child bride
When she found the humor in the situation, we introduced my child bride
To whiskey and gin
We introduced her to whiskey and gin
To whiskey and gin.
We introduced her to whiskey and gin (repeated line)
The priest in the booth had a photographic memory
The priest in the confessional had a photographic memory
For all he had heard
He remembered all the sins he heard
He took all of my sins and he wrote a pocket novel
He turned my sins into a pocket novel called "The State That I'm In"
Called The State That I'm In
The title of the pocket novel
So I gave myself to God
I devoted myself to God
There was a pregnant pause before he said okay
There was a moment of anticipation before he approved
Now I spend my days turning tables round in Marks
Now I spend my days rearranging tables at Marks (possibly a store)
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