Bagatelle - Beer And The Bible lyrics

[Verse 1] On the day he arrived with a light in his eyes He'd says all his farewells and all his goodbyes And he knew he'd find work, he was good with his hands And the money was good too in this foreign land On the first night he met with a few big hard men Put his hand in his pocket again and again I'll replace it tomorrow, and all will be right And he put down the hard stuff, went out to the night [Chorus] And he's walking all day, just looking for leads As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes And he's back to the pub, only all roads reveals Back to the beer and the Bible [Verse 2] In the cold light of day, in the concreate and steel His sense of security started to reel And realisation it was worse than he thought Pours over his head like old tea from a pot And he knows them by heart, the signs and the jeers "No men wanted; Bugger off; No vacancies here" Because there's plenty of work if you're first in the line And there isn't a thousand before you [Chorus] And he's walking all day, just looking for leads As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes And he's back to the pub, only all roads reveals Back to the beer and the Bible [Verse 3] So he lowers his sights, "I'd do anything at all! To hell with the trail and the straight narrow walls Sure a hunt wouldn't hurt, for a month, maybe more Will you give me a job, you lousy old hoor!" [Chorus] And he's walking all day, just looking for leads As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes And he's back to the pub, only all roads reveals Back to the beer and the Bible [Verse 4] Its a long time since he heard the waves on the shore Near the place that he came from a long time before So he drinks, and he prays, and can't understand Why they don't need his sk**s here in this foreign land [Chorus] So he's walking all day, just looking for leads As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes And he's back to the pub, only all roads reveals Back to the beer and the Bible Yes, he's walking all day, just looking for leads As the light in the tunnel, it slowly recedes And he's back to the pub, only all roads reveals Back to the beer and the Bible [Outro] Back to the beer and the Bible... He's gone back to the beer and the Bible...