the key to my survival
was never in much doubt
the question was how I could keep sane
trying to find a way out

things were never easy for me
peace of mind was hard to find
and I needed a place where I could hide
somewhere I could call mine

I didn t think much about it
till it started happening all the time
soon I was living with the fear everyday
of what might happen at night

I couldn t stand to hear the
crying of my mother
and I remember when
I swore that, that would be the
last they d see of me
and I never went home again

they say time is a healer
and now my wounds are not the same
I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth
I had to hear what he d say

he sat me down to talk to me
he looked me straight in the eyes

he said :
you re no son, no son of mine
you re no son, no son of mine
you walked out, you left us behind
you re no son, no son of mine

oh his words how they hurt me, I ll never forget it
and as the time, it went by, I lived to regret it

you re no son, no son of mine
but where should I go, and what should I do
you re no son, no son of mine
but I came here for help, I came here for you

well the years they passed slowly
I thought about him everyday
what would I do, if we passed
on the street
would I keep
running away

in and out of hiding places
soon I d have to face the facts
we d have to sit down and talk it over
and that would mean going back

they say time is a healer
and now my wounds are not the same
I rang the bell with my heart in my mouth
I had to hear what he d say

he sat me down to talk to me
he looked me straight in the eyes

he said :
you re no son of mine

do you see the face on the tv screen
coming at you every sunday
see the face on the billboard
that man is me

on the cover of the magazine
there s no question why I m smiling
you buy a piece of paradise
you buy a piece of me

I ll get you everything you wanted
I ll get you everything you need
don t need to believe in hereafter
just believe in me

cos jesus he knows me
and he knows I m right
I ve been talking to jesus all my life
oh yes he knows me
and he knows I m right
and he s been telling me
everything is alright

I believe in family
with my ever loving wife beside me
but she don t know about my girlfriend
or the man I met last night

do you believe in god
cos that s what I m selling
and if tou wanna go to heaven
I ll see you right

you won t even have to leave your house
or get out of your chair
you don t even have to touch that dial
cos I m everywhere

and jesus he knows me ...

won t find me practising what I m preaching
won t find me making no sacrifice
but I can get you a pocketful of miracles
if you promise to be good, try to be nice
god will take good care of you
just do as I say, don t do as i do

I m counting my blessings, I ve found true
happiness
cos I m getting richer, day by day
you can find me in the phone book, just call my
toll free number
you can do it anyway you want
just do it right away

there ll be no doubt in your mind
you ll believe everything I m saying
if wanna get closer to him
get on your knees and start paying

hot sun beating down
burning my feet just walking around

hot sun making me sweat
gators getting close, hasn t got me yet

I can t dance,
I can t talk.
the only thing about me is the way I walk
I can t dance,
I can t sing
I m just standing here selling
everything.

blue jeans sitting on the beach,
her dog s talking to me, but she s
out of reach.

she s got a body under that shirt,
but all she wants to do is rub my face in the dirt.

cos, I can t dance, I can t talk,
the only thing about me is the way I walk.
no, I can t dance, I can t sing,
I m just standing here selling.

and checking ecerything is in place,
you never know who s looking on.

young punk spilling beer on my shoes,
fat guy s talking to me trying to steal my blues.
thick smoke, see her smiling through;
I never thought so much could happen just shooting pool.

but I can t dance, I can t talk
the only thing about me is the way I walk
I can t dance, I can t sing

I m just standing everything is in place

you never know who s looking on

a perfect body with a perfect face