OneRepublic - Preacher lyrics

[OneRepublic - Preacher lyrics]

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 five years
Old but twelve years scarred
And I'd hear the same voice echo in my mind
It'd say, "Son, you've got an angel"
That'd chase the devil at night

When I was a kid my
Grandfather was a preacher
He'd talk about God
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

I took a little faith
And put it in a parking lot
I drove to a strange town full
Of "have" and "have nones"
And as I walked through that story book life
I've been looking for an angel who'd
Chase the devil at night

When I was a kid my
Grandfather was a preacher
He’d talk about love
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

Wave, put your hands up and hands down
Wave, put your hands up and hands down
Wave, put your hands up and hands down

When I was a kid my
Grandfather was a preacher
He’d talk about life
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

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