Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet (Single) - Tom Waits

When I was a child, I did childish things My life was church and all it brings I'd always hear the old folks sing "He's never failed me yet!" I heard this phrase and I trusted so That one day, I would come to know The truth in which these words do hold He's never failed me yet With years of life came test and trial And nights when tears replaced the smile Though God was right there all the while My soul was not at rest But I lived to tell that I made it through So instead of singing 'bout the blues I bring you news to encourage you He's never failed me yet When clouds and the valleys come Set your eyes on the Risen Son Pray the eyes of your heart be filled with light And watch the blessed day break the night Like the three Hebrew boys that day Ooh, forced to take their fate to flames I, too, have had the choice to break And serve the world instead But I stood on the Word and did not bow Endured the steps the Lord allowed I came out stronger shouting "WOW... God's never failed me yet!" God is not like men who lie Nor like the son of men who die His truth will always be alive It never will be dead So try Him for yourself and see Those who believe, they shall receive I pray that day, you too can say "He's never failed me yet" Can you help me? He's never failed me yet He's never failed me yet He's never failed me yet I'm grateful for those simple words That I so often overheard Though many memories drift like birds Some still I can't forget They come back ringing right on time Like bells so heavenly, they chime That old-time phrase, now mine-oh-mine "He's never failed me yet" (He's never failed me yet) (He's never failed me yet)

Red Pants and the Sugarman in the Temple Street gloom Drinkin' Chivas Regal in a four dollar room Just another dead soldier in a powder blue night Sugarman says, "Baby, everything's alright" Goin' downtown, downtown, town Goin' down, downtown Montclaire de Havelin doin' the St.Vitus dance Lookin' for someone to chop the lumber in his pants How am I gonna unload all this ice and all this mink? All the traffic in the streets but it's so hard to think Goin' downtown, downtown, town Goin' down, downtown Frankie wearin' lipstick, Pierre Cardin I swear to God, I seen him holdin' hands with Jimmy Bond Sally's high on crank and hungry for some sweets Fem in the sheets but she butch in the streets Goin' downtown, downtown, town Goin' down, downtown It's cool of the evening, the sun's goin' down Want to hold you in my arms, I want to push you around I want to break your bottle and spill out all your charms Come on baby, we'll set off all the burglar alarms Goin' downtown, downtown, town Goin' down, downtown Red Pants and the Sugarman in the temple street gloom Are drinkin' Chivas Regal in a four dollar room Just another dead soldier in a powder blue night Red Pants turn to Sugarman and says, "Everything's alright" Goin' downtown, downtown, town Goin' down, downtown

Lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely eyes, lonely face Lonely, lonely in your place, lonely Lonely, lonely eyes, lonely face Lonely, lonely in your place I thought that I knew All that their was to lonely Lonely, lonely, lonely Melanie Jane won't feel the pain Lonely, lonely Lonely, lonely eyes, lonely face Lonely, lonely in your place I thought that I knew All that their was to lonely Lonely, lonely Lonely eyes, lonely face Lonely, lonely in your place And I still love you I still love you Lonely, lonely

Dot King was whittled from the bone of Cain With a little drop of poison in the red, red blood She need a way to turn around the bend She said, "I want to walk away and start over again" There are things I've done I can't erase I want to look in the mirror see another face I said, "never", but I'm doing it again I wanna walk away, start over again No more rain, no more roses I'm on my way, shake my thirst in a cool, cool pond There's a winner in every place There's a heart that's beating in every page The beginning of it starts at the end When it's time to walk away and start over again Weather's murder at a hundred and three William Ray shot Corabell Lee A yellow dog knows when he has sinned You wanna walk away and start over again No more rain, no more roses I'm on my way, shaking my thirst in a cool, cool pond Cooper told Maui the whole block's gone They're dying for jewellery, money and clothes I always get out of the trouble I'm in I want to walk away, start over again I left my bible by the side of the road Carve my initials in an old dead tree I'm going away but I'm going to be back when It's time to walk away and start over again It's time to walk away and You gotta walk away, gotta walk away I just wanna walk away yeah, wanna walk away and start over again I wanna walk away, wanna walk away, wanna walk away, wanna walk away, I wanna walk away...