《Mr. Bailey’s Daughter》歌词

[00:00:00] Mr. Bailey's Daughter (LP Version) - Bryan Duncan

[00:00:02] Whoa ha ha

[00:00:08] Now this is the story of a lower-middle class

[00:00:10] American preacher's kid who found

[00:00:12] That we don't always do all the right things

[00:00:14] For the right reasons

[00:00:15] Now my Dad is the finest man of God

[00:00:17] To ever grace the pulpit

[00:00:19] Of a small Pentecostal church

[00:00:21] To tell the truth

[00:00:21] I was born on Saturday

[00:00:23] And in church on Sunday

[00:00:24] And I guarantee I was never late

[00:00:26] 'Cause Mom was the organ player

[00:00:28] And the Sunday School teacher

[00:00:29] While I took up the offering

[00:00:31] They would always make me give it back

[00:00:33] And as a child I had the honor of sittin'

[00:00:35] In the front row for

[00:00:37] The first five minutes of every sermon

[00:00:39] That's usually how long it took to be

[00:00:41] Called up to the platform for the express

[00:00:43] Purpose of keeping me from escaping under the pews

[00:00:46] And there I would sit behind the pulpit

[00:00:48] And count ceiling tiles for the next hour and a half

[00:00:52] Like most people over the years

[00:00:53] I got used to the pressure of sayin'

[00:00:55] And doin' all the right things

[00:00:56] Whether I believed it or not

[00:00:58] 'Cause if I didn't I had the largest gathering

[00:01:00] Of elderly ladies ever to act upon

[00:01:03] Their moral obligation to report everything

[00:01:06] I ever said or did

[00:01:07] So you can understand why

[00:01:09] I loved goin' to the youth conventions

[00:01:11] 'Cause it proved beyond that

[00:01:12] Shadow of a doubt there were girls

[00:01:13] Goin' to church who were under

[00:01:15] Sixty-five years of age

[00:01:17] And suddenly there she was

[00:01:18] Fourth row back on the left

[00:01:20] In the choir the absolute dream

[00:01:21] Of every kid ever to seek permission

[00:01:23] To borrow the family car

[00:01:25] Mr Bailey has a daughter

[00:01:27] Hopin' she'll notice me

[00:01:29] Got me singin' in the choir

[00:01:32] Volunteerin' my time for free

[00:01:34] Now I'm prayin' for revival

[00:01:36] Workin' at livin' right

[00:01:38] Man I never looked more sanctified

[00:01:40] At church on Sunday night

[00:01:43] Now it's amazing what'll turn

[00:01:44] Your life around in a hurry

[00:01:46] Overnight I'd come to realize

[00:01:47] What it meant wrong or right

[00:01:50] To be motivated I was captivated

[00:01:52] I was serious I was hearin' voices

[00:01:55] And all the things I'd been doin'

[00:01:56] For years took on a whole new significance

[00:01:59] You see now I was out to please

[00:02:01] Someone besides myself

[00:02:03] I was convinced she was an angel from Heaven

[00:02:06] Who knows She might have been

[00:02:08] She disappeared fast enough

[00:02:10] But now look who's still here tryin'

[00:02:12] To do all the right things

[00:02:13] And maybe sometimes even

[00:02:15] For the right reasons Break it down

[00:02:25] From the hearts of beggars to the hearts of Kings

[00:02:27] The heart's the greatest of deceitful things

[00:02:29] Expose what's wicked in the minds of man

[00:02:31] You can count to twenty and it's back again

[00:02:34] Mr Bailey has a daughter

[00:02:36] Hopin' she'll notice me

[00:02:38] Got me singin' in the choir

[00:02:40] Volunteerin' my time for free

[00:02:42] Now I'm prayin' for revival

[00:02:44] Workin' at livin' right

[00:02:46] Man I never looked more sanctified

[00:02:49] At church on Sunday night

[00:02:51] Mr Bailey has a daughter

[00:02:53] Hopin' she'll notice me

[00:02:55] Got me singin' in the choir

[00:02:57] Volunteerin' my time for free

[00:02:59] Now I'm prayin' for revival

[00:03:02] Workin' at livin' right

[00:03:04] Man I never looked more sanctified

[00:03:06] At church on Sunday night

[00:03:07] Find your place in the games we play

[00:03:10] No one's safe when it's safe to say

[00:03:12] The perfect motive has another ulterior

[00:03:14] Check yours twice when you're feelin' superior

[00:03:16] Mr Bailey has a daughter

[00:03:19] Hopin' she'll notice me

[00:03:21] Got me singin' in the choir

[00:03:23] Volunteerin' my time for free

[00:03:25] Now I'm prayin' for revival

[00:03:27] Workin' at livin' right

[00:03:29] Man I never looked more sanctified

[00:03:31] At church on Sunday night now

[00:03:34] Mr Bailey has a daughter

[00:03:36] Hopin' she'll notice me

[00:03:38] Got me singin' in the choir

[00:03:40] Volunteerin' my time for free

[00:03:42] Now I'm prayin' for revival

[00:03:44] Workin' at livin' right

[00:03:46] Man I never looked more sanctified

[00:03:48] At church on Sunday night

[00:03:51] From the hearts of beggars to the hearts of Kings

[00:03:53] The heart's the greatest of deceitful things

[00:03:55] Expose what's wicked in the minds of man

[00:03:57] You can count to twenty and it's back again