No blacks no jews no gays
Papi and the family left the dirty streets. And year after year, the kid has to hear. Are you an artist? Carmen starts to bawl.
No blacks no gays
There but for the grace of God, there go I, I, I. There but for the grace of God, oh go go go I. The radio edit omitted it. Baby, she turns out to be. With no Blacks, no Jews and no Gays. A natural freak. Verified by Community. To find a quiet place overseas.
A lovely girl with a crooked smile. But for the grace of God, there go I, I, I. Carlos and Carmen Vidal just had a child. It could be me, it could be you. With a man she met on the street. She packs her things and leaves. In the first verse, the parents of the girl want to "find a place far away with no blacks, no Jews, and no gays.".
Now they gotta split. Somewhere far away. Make the most of your lyrics with Musixmatch Pro! Go to Pro. Add translation. “There But For The Grace Of God Go I” tells the story of bigoted parents who move to the ‘burbs to get their baby daughter away from “the blacks, the jews and the gays”.
The lyrics were changed in this version; for instance, "let's find a place they say, somewhere far away, with no Blacks, no Jews and no gays" was changed to "let's find a place to stay, somewhere far away, where they do and play and sing as they may.".
But Papi bans it from the home.
There But For the
For a kid to grow up in. Gaining weight and losing sleep. And when she's sweet sixteen. Too much love is worse than none at all.