Lyrics

God laid his hand on me and said
child what is it that you've done
You've kept me up all night
while you were out there having fun
It's not that I object to your imagination,
I just think that I deserve a little more appreciation.

And then the rain came down
became my throne and crown
I saw the people coming in and out of nowhere
They said god save the queen, I said what do you mean
I'm not ready just to go and retire.
But I think of myself now as a queen for hire.

God said he told me once, I can't hear every word he says
It's hard to hear him when your living out here on the edge
I can't refrain from thoughts of pure emancipation
I just wish that he would share
in evry bit of my elation in it.

I got the rules right here
and nothing's downb about the saints
They march around up there
equipped with forms for our complaints
And yeah the lines are long, but there's no way around it
You're supposed to leave this place
a little better than you found it.

And then the rain came down
became my throne and crown
I saw the people coming in and out of nowhere
They said god save the queen, I said what do you mean
I'm not ready just to go and retire.
But I think of myself now as a queen for hire.