When I was a kid
I used to buy and sell gravity
I knew how to fly
And I could teach you for a fee
Break every window
In my hotel heart
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 the light'
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
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 the light
Oh oh oh
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
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
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