The Lord Knows IaÂÔé¼ÂÔäóm DrinkinaÂÔé¼ÂÔäó
Hello, Mrs. Johnson, you self righteous woman
Sunday School teacher, what brings you out slumminaÂÔé¼ÂÔäó
Do you reckon the preacher would approve
Where you are
StandinaÂÔé¼ÂÔäó here, visiting with a back slidinaÂÔé¼ÂÔäó Christian
In a neighborhood bar
Well, yes thataÂÔé¼ÂÔäó s my bottle and yes, thataÂÔé¼ÂÔäós
My glass
And I see youaÂÔé¼ÂÔäóre eyeballinaÂÔé¼ÂÔäó this pretty young lass
It ainaÂÔé¼ÂÔäót none of your business, but yes, sheaÂÔé¼ÂÔäós
With me
And we donaÂÔé¼ÂÔäót need no sermon, you self
Righteous woman
Just let us be
(Chorus)
The Lord knows IaÂÔé¼ÂÔäóm drinkinaÂÔé¼ÂÔäó, and runninaÂÔé¼ÂÔäó around
And he donaÂÔé¼ÂÔäót need your loud mouth
InforminaÂÔé¼ÂÔäó the town
The Lord knows IaÂÔé¼ÂÔäóm sinninaÂÔé¼ÂÔäó, and sinninaÂÔé¼ÂÔäó
AinaÂÔé¼ÂÔäót right
But me and the good LordaÂÔé¼ÂÔäós gonna have us a good talk
Later tonight
Goodbye, Mrs. Johnson, you self righteous biddy
I donaÂÔé¼ÂÔäót need your preachinaÂÔé¼ÂÔäó, and I donaÂÔé¼ÂÔäót
Need your pity
So, go back to whatever, you hypocrite you
And when I talk to Heaven, then I said IaÂÔé¼ÂÔäóll put in a good
Word for you
(Repeat chorus)