THE STATE I'M IN
(Dog on Wheels Version)
By Belle & Sebastian


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I was surprised, I was happy for a day in 1975
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I was puzzled by a dream, it stayed with me all day in 1995
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My brother had confessed he was gay
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it took the heat off me for a while
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He stood up with a sailor friend
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And made it known upon my sister's wedding day
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I got married in a rush to save a kid from being deported,
now she's in love
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 nocvel called
The State I Am In
So I gave myself to god, there was a pregnant pause before he said OK
Now I spend my days turning tables round in Marks and Spencers,
they don't seem to mind

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I gave myself to sin
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I gave myself to providence
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And I've been there and back again
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The state that I am in              (x2)

Oh love of mine, could you condescend to help me
'cause I'm stupid and blind
Desperation is the devil's work, it is the folly of a boy's empty mind
Now I'm feeling dangerous, riding on city buses for a hobby is sad
Leave me to a living and
I promised that I'd entertain my crippled friend, my crippled friend

I gave myself to sin
I gave myself to providence
And I've been there and back again
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I gave myself to sin and I've been there and back again, oh yeah