Verse 1:
Was 27 surviving my return of Saturn
A long vacation didn't sound so bad
Was full of secrets locked and tied like iron mountain
Running on empty so out of gas

Bridge 1:
Thought I wasn't enough
found I wasn't so tough
Laying on the bathroom floor
We were living on a fault line
and I felt the fault was all mine
Couldn't take it anymore

Chorus:
By the grace of God
(There was no other way)
I picked myself back up
(I knew I had to stay)
I put one foot in front of the other and I
Looked in the mirror and decided to stay
Wasn't gonna let love take me out that way

Verse 2:
I thank my sister for keeping my head above the water
When the truth was like swallowing sand
Now, every morning,I hope there is no more mourning
Oh, I can finally see myself again

Bridge 2:
I know I am enough, possible to be loved
It was not about me
Now I have to rise above
Let the universe call the bluff
Yeah, the truth will set you free

Chorus:
By the grace of God
(There was no other way)
I picked myself back up
(I knew I had to stay)
I put one foot in front of the other and I
Looked in the mirror and decided to stay
Wasn't gonna let love take me out that way

Coda:
That way, no, that way no
not in the name, in the name of love
that way, no, that way, no
I am not giving up

Chorus:
By the grace of God
I picked myself back up
I put one foot in front of the other and
I looked in the mirror
(looked in the mirror)
looked in the mirror
(looked in the mirror)
Chorus:
By the grace of God
(There was no other way)
I picked myself back up
(I knew I had to stay)
I put one foot in front of the other and I
Looked in the mirror and decided to stay
Wasn't gonna let love take me out that way

Hey girl, you'll land it
You've got supplies if they demand it
You've got the looks and the glamour
Cut by the chisel and beat by the hammer

They're naive, so they'll believe it
They will act like dogs when they receive it
Through the darkness and the haze
A straight and narrow fall from grace

They need - they yearn
They lust with cheeks unturned
Hands shake and heads will nod
They get by by the grace of god

Hey boy, you understand
Say your prayers or you'll be damned
He's a watcher and a voyeur
Bystander and destroyer

They need - they yearn
They lust with cheeks unturned
Hands shake and heads will nod
They get by by the grace of god

They need - they yearn
They lust with cheeks unturned
Hands shake and heads will nod
They get by by the grace of god

We get by, we get by by the grace of God