The Streets - Never Went To Church lyrics

Two great European narcotics
Alcohol and Christianity
I know which one I prefer

We never went to church
Just get on with work
And sometimes things'll hurt
But, it's hit me since you left us
And it's so hard not to search
If you were still about
I'd ask you what I'm supposed to do now
I just get a bit scared every now
I hope I made you proud

On your birthday when mum passed
The forks and spoons
I put my head on the table
I was so distraught with you
You tidied your things into the bin
The more poorly you grew
So there's nothing of yours to
Hold or to talk to
You put your hand up and interrupt
The conversation with a "But"
People say I interrupt people
With the same look
Sometimes I think so hard
I can't remember how your face looked
Started reading about dreams in
Your favourite book
I panic and pace when I can't
See the right thing to do
You'd be scratching your head through
The best advice you knew
And I feel sad I can't
Hear you reciting it through
I miss you, Dad
But I've got nothing to remind me of you

We never went to church
Just get on with work
And sometimes things'll hurt
But, it's hit me since you left us
And it's so hard not to search
If you were still about
I'd ask you what I'm supposed to do now
I just get a bit scared every now
I hope I made you proud

I needed a break when your
Book about dreams was taken
I needed to pray or see a priest that day
I needed to leave this trade
And just heave it away
But, I cleaned up my place like you
So I could see things straight
I never cared about God when life
Was sailin' on the calm
So I said I'd get my head down
And I'd deal with the ache in my heart
And, for that, if God exists
I'd reckon he'd pay me regard
Mum says me and you are
The same from the start i guess, then
You did leave me something to
Remind me of you
Every time I interrupt someone
Like you used to
When I do something like you
You'll be on my mind all through
'Cause, I forgot you left me behind
To remind me of you

We never went to church
Just get on with work
And sometimes things'll hurt
But, it's hit me since you left us
And it's so hard not to search
If you were still about
I'd ask you what I'm supposed to do now
I just get a bit scared every now
I hope I made you proud
We never went to church
Just get on with work
And sometimes things'll hurt
But, it's hit me since you left us
And it's so hard not to search but, you
You still tell me how you didn't know
What to do, even now
And then I'm not so scared somehow
'Cause, I know that you'd be proud
I got a good one for you, Dad
I'm gonna see a priest
A Rabbi and a Protestant clergyman
You always said I should hedge my bets