The State I Am In

I was surprised
 I was happy for a day in 1975
 I was puzzled by a dream
 It stayed with me all day in 1995
 My brother had confessed he was gay
 It took the heat off me for a while
 He stood up with a sailor friend
 Made it known upon my sister's wedding day.
 Got married in a rush to save a kid from being deported
 Now she's in love
 I was so touched, I was moved to kick the crutches
 From my crippled friend
 She was not impressed
 Cause I cured her on the Sabbath
 I went to confess
 When she saw the funny side, we introduced my child bride
 To whiskey and gin
 To whiskey and gin.
 The priest in the booth had a photographic memory
 For all he had heard
 He took all of my sins and he wrote a pocket novel
 Called The State That I'm In
 So I gave myself to God
 There was a pregnant pause before he said okay
 Now I spend my days turning tables round in Marks & Spencer
 They don't seem to mind.
 I gave myself to sin, I gave
 Myself to providence and I've
 Been there and back again
 The state that I am in.
 I gave myself to sin, I gave
 Myself to providence and I've
 Been there and back again
 The state that I am in.
 Oh love of mine, would you condescend to help me?
 Cause I am stupid and blind
 Desperation is the Devil's work, it is the folly Of a boy's empty mind
 Oh and now I'm feeling dangerous
 Riding on city buses for a hobby is sad
 Why don't you lead me to a living end
 I promised that I'd entertain my crippled friend,
 My crippled friend.
 I gave myself to sin, I gave
 Myself to providence and I've
 Been there and back again
 The state that I am in.
 I gave myself to sin, I gave
 Myself to providence and I've
 Been there and back again
 The state that I am in.
 I gave myself to sin, I gave
 Myself to providence and I've
 Been there and back again
 The state that I am in.
 I gave myself to sin, I gave
 Myself to providence and I've
 Been there and back again
 The state that I am in.
 I gave myself to sin
 And I've been there and back again
 Oh yeah