Daddy’s in the hallway hanging pictures
on the wall
Mama’s in the kitchen
making casseroles for all
My brother came home yesterday
From somewhere far away
He doesn’t look like I remember
He just stares off into space
He must have seen some ugly things
He cannot seem to say
Oh God bless this mess
God bless this mess
God bless this mess
Got a job in town selling insurance
on the phone
With Robert and Teresa
and two con men from back home
But everyone I call up
doesn’t have the time to chat
Everybody is so busy doing this
and doing that
Something has gone missing
and it makes me kind of sad
God bless this mess
God bless this mess
God bless this mess
I heard about the day that two skyscrapers came down
Firemen and policemen people came from all around
The smoke covered the city
and the body count did rise
The president spoke words
of comfort with teardrops in his eyes
Then, he led us as a nation into a war all based on lies
Oh God bless this mess
God bless this mess
God bless this mess
God bless this mess