Soap, Soup and Salvation

Album: Lone Justice (1985)
Play Video
  • All ill-fated sorts
    Who sleep on doorsteps and in alleyways
    Take a stumble to the corner
    There's heavenly music playin'

    No more taking recreation
    With your dark defeated friends
    They who seek the consolation of the bottle
    Never win

    Soap, soup and salvation
    Tired hearts sing in jubilation
    Restoration at the rescue mission
    Soap, soup and salvation

    Well, Brother Randall is a bit
    Long winded and a little loud
    And as he pounds the pulpit
    The sweat flies from his brow

    Making sure none are caught slumbering
    In this mournful motley crowd
    For the ones that stay awake
    Are therefore graciously endowed with...

    Soap, soup and salvation
    Tired hearts sing in jubilation
    Restoration at the rescue mission
    Soap, soup and salvation

    Procter & Gamble
    Campbell's gospel
    Watch Brother Randall wave that bible

    Bein' drunk and hungry
    Seemed like more fun cause
    They don't feed no one
    Til' all this preachin's done, oh no

    I just thought I heard the choir singing
    My old favorite song
    That old harmony is still familiar
    Though it's been so long

    Lonely faces, and empty glances
    They surround me everywhere
    But those sweet angelic voices
    Are now rising through the air...

    "When the roll is called up yonder"
    "When the roll is called up yonder"
    "When the roll is called up yonder"
    "When the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there"
    With...

    Soap, soup and salvation
    Tired hearts sing in jubilation
    Restoration at the rescue mission
    Soap, soup and salvation
    With...

    Soap, soup and salvation
    Tired hearts sing in jubilation
    Restoration at the rescue mission
    Soap, soup and salvation

    Soap, soup and salvation Writer/s: MARIA LOUISA MCKEE
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Who Wrote That Song?

Who Wrote That Song?Music Quiz

Do you know who wrote Patti Smith's biggest hit? How about the Grease theme song? See if you can match the song to the writer.

Amanda Palmer

Amanda PalmerSongwriter Interviews

Call us crazy, but we like it when an artist comes around who doesn't mesh with the status quo.

Psychedelic Lyrics

Psychedelic LyricsMusic Quiz

Whoa man! Do you know which band came up with these cosmic lyrics?

Graham Parker

Graham ParkerSongwriter Interviews

When Judd Apatow needed under-appreciated rockers for his Knocked Up sequel, he immediately thought of Parker, who just happened to be getting his band The Rumour back together.

John Parr

John ParrSongwriter Interviews

John tells the "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" story and explains why he disappeared for so long.

Song Cities

Song CitiesMusic Quiz

Nirvana, Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen are among those who wrote songs with cities that show up in this quiz.