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If You're a Saint

from Theatres by Nicholas St. James

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I saw Mrs. Hall's chalky hands rise to her face
As a tear, produced by a pupil, it fell
I heard that Billy's dad, he does cocaine
When he gambles down at the harbor

Oh, Lord, it's got to be true
Because if it ain't
I'd still be a boy back in school
Where they try to teach you that faith
It'll be your friend, if you're a saint

Didn't I see your brother, work a drive-thru stand
Is that where he trains to become the man of his dreams?
Didn't I see your mother driving off in a van
With a man your father calls, "How could you do this to me?"

Oh, Lord, it's got to be true
Because if it ain't
I'd still be a boy back in school
Where they try to teach you that faith
It'll be your friend, if you're a saint

I felt the breath off another lip
And I changed, ain't ever been the same

Oh, Lord, it's got to be true
Because if it ain't
I'd still be a boy back in school
Where they try to teach you that faith
It'll be your friend, if you're a saint

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from Theatres, released February 22, 2016

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Nicholas St. James St. Louis, Missouri

"If Bob Dylan and Tom Waits were the same person, they'd write songs like Nicholas St. James."

-Ed Danger, American Roots Magazine

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