[ti:]The State I Am In [ar:]Belle and Sebastian [al:]The Best of Belle and Sebastian [by:]Shiqianlu [00:00.01]http://shiqianlu.yo2.cn [00:00.98]I was surprised, [00:03.49] [00:04.62]I was happy for a day in 1975 [00:10.49] [00:13.05]I was puzzled by a dream, [00:15.53] [00:16.63]stayed with me all day in 1995 [00:22.21] [00:25.11]My brother had confessed that he was gay [00:28.79]It took the heat off me for a while [00:31.84] [00:34.20]He stood up with a sailor friend [00:37.22]Made it known upon my sisters wedding day [00:42.01] [00:54.24]I got married in a rush to save a kid from being deported [01:00.21]Now she's in love [01:01.88] [01:03.05]Woo...I was so touched, I was moved to kick the crutches [01:09.44]From my crippled friend [01:11.64] [01:13.59]She was not impressed [01:15.20] [01:16.36] [01:16.41]'cause I cured her on the Sabbath [01:19.79]So I went to confess [01:21.79] [01:23.55]When she saw the funny side, [01:26.69]we introduced my child bride [01:29.78]To whisky and gin [01:31.73] [01:33.06]To whisky and gin [01:34.57] [01:43.85]The priest in the booth [01:45.46] [01:46.23]had a photographic memory [01:49.45]For all he had heard [01:51.78] [01:53.39]He took all of my sins [01:55.06] [01:56.06]and he wrote a pocket novel called [01:59.30]The State I Am In [02:01.41] [02:02.62]So I gave myself to God [02:06.26]There was a pregnant pause before he said ok [02:11.22] [02:13.55]Now I spend my day [02:15.80]turning tables round In Marks &Spencer's [02:19.99]They don't seem to mind [02:22.10] [02:27.31]I gave myself to sin I gave [02:30.53]myself to Providence And I've [02:33.83]been there and back again [02:36.18]The state that I am in [02:38.58] [02:40.51]I gave myself to sin I gave [02:43.76]myself to Providence And I've [02:47.03]been there and back again [02:49.58]The state that I am in [02:52.02] [03:00.28]Oh love of mine, [03:02.58]would you condescend to help me [03:05.49]Cause I'm