By the time I get to heaven

I'll be singin' loud and clear

By the time I get to heaven

all my faith will reappear



If the road is full of strangers

and I find it hard to see

I'll be searching for my angel

who will lead the way for me



(Ooooo....)



By the time I get to heaven

I'll no longer be a freak

I'll have to learned to say I'm sorry

and to think before I speak



By the time I get to heaven

Hope I've been among the best

By the time I get to heaven

I will lay my cross to rest



And should somebody bring me down

I'm gonna have you come around

I need your presence and protection

I'll ditch the dope and cut my hair

and rediscover savoire-faire

I'll be close to pure perfection



By the time I get to heaven

No more cursing no more lies

By the time I get to heaven

I'll be set for paradise



By the time (By the time)

I get to heaven (I get to heaven)

I'll have learned my lesson well

By the time (By the time)

I get to heaven (I get to heaven)

Boy the stories I will tell



By the time I get to heaven

I will know what makes a man

Yes by the time I get to heaven

That's when I will understand



By the time I get to heaven

I get to heaven

I'm gonna cry cry cry cry cry



When I get to heaven

When I get to heaven

When I'm gonna cry



Ooo yeah yeah

cry cry cry cry



By the time (...)



By the time I'll be gettin' up to heaven...



When I get to heaven

When I get to heaven

When I'm gonna cry



Ooo yeah yeah cry cry cry cry



By the time I'll