Chris Rice - Sneakin into heaven

^BCity sidewalk, ^Dbright Saturday ^Amorning ^BBeggar with a halo^D shuffles up t^Ao me ^BHe asks me for a coin, and mumbles, ^D"Thank you, and God b^Aless you." ^BGood deeds and halos not^D sure what I^A believe. ^GbHe asks me, "Is there something I can give back to you? ^GbHow 'bout this halo for an hour or two?" And now I'm...

^BSneakin' into heaven with a ^Dborrowed ^Ahalo ^BHopin' no one notices my^D broken w^Aings ^BPeekin' through these gates and thinkin' ^DLord have m^Aercy! ^GbI'm never gonna make it if it's up to me!

^B'Postle Peter, t^Daps me on my ^Ashoulder ^BSays, "are you lost?" I say, "^DCan you show me a^Around?" ^B"Well, I'd be glad to! Tell me, ^Dwhat brings you to heaven ^Atoday?" ^B"I've always wondered what the^D fuss is all ^Aabout." ^GbI feel like a kid flashin' a fake I.D. ^GbTryin' to slip past the Authority! And now I'm...

^BSneakin' into heaven with a ^Dborrowed ^Ahalo ^BHopin' no one notices my^D broken w^Aings ^BPeekin' through these gates and thinkin' ^DLord have m^Aercy! ^GbI'm never gonna make it if it's up to me!

^BHey Mr. Pedro, I ^Dhave a little con^Afession ^BI don't belong here, and this^D halo isn't ^Amine ^BPeter laughs and says, "Well^D, boy, haven't you n^Aoticed? ^BWe've all been broken, but^D now we're doin' just f^Aine! ^Gb'Cause nobody's good enough, and up here we're all the same. ^GbWe all get to heaven under Someone Else's name!"

^BSneakin' into heaven with a ^Dborrowed ^Ahalo ^BHopin' no one notices my^D broken w^Aings ^BPeekin' through these gates and thinkin' ^DLord have m^Aercy! ^GbI'm never gonna make it if it's up to me!