[Verse I]
When I was a kid
I used to buy and sell gravity
I knew how to fly
and I would teach you for a fee
broke every window
In my hotel heart
When I was only 5 years old but 12 years scarred
and I'd hear the same voice
echo in my mind
Said, "Son you got an angel,
To chase the devil at night."
Yeah
[chorus]
When I was a kid
My grandfather was a preacher
he'd talk about God
Yeah he was something like a teacher
he said, "God only helps those
Who learn to help themselves."
he was a million miles from a million dollars
but you could never spend his wealth
[Verse II]
I took a little faith
and put it in a parking lot
I drove to a strange town
full of "have" and "have nots"
and as I walked through that storybook life
I was looking for an angel to chase the devil at night
*pause
o-o-ooh
[chorus]
When I was a kid
My grandfather was a preacher
he'd talk about love
Yeah he was something like a teacher
he said, "God only helps those
Who learn to help themselves."
he was a million miles from a million dollars
but you could never spend his wealth
o-o-ooh------
o-o-ooh------
[bridge]
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Put your hands up and hands down
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Wave
Put your hands up and hands down
[chorus]
When I was a kid
My grandfather was a preacher
he'd talk about life
Yeah he was something like a teacher
he said, "God only helps those
Who learn to help themselves."
he was a million miles from a million dollars
but you could never spend his wealth
he was a million miles from a million dollars
but you could never spend his wealth