When I was a kid, I used to buy and sell gravity
I knew how to fly and I would teach you for a fee
Broke every window in my hotel heart
When I was only five years old, but twelve years scarred
And I'd hear the same voice echo in my mind
It'd say: Son, you've got an angel that'd chase the devil at night
Yeah
When I was a kid, my grandfather was a preacher
He'd talk about God, yeah, he was something like a teacher
He said: God only helps those who learn to help themselves
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth
I took a little faith and put it in a parking lot
I drove to a strange town full of have and have-nots
And as I walked through that storybook life
I've been looking for an angel who'd chase the devil at night
Oh-oh-oh-oh
When I was a kid, my grandfather was a preacher
He'd talk about love, yeah, he was something like a teacher
He said: God only helps those who learn to help themselves
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth
Oh-oh-whoa-oh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Oh-whoa-ooh
Wave, put your hands up and hands down
Wave, put your hands up and hands down
Wave, put your hands up and hands down
When I was a kid, my grandfather was a preacher
He'd talk about life, yeah, he was something like a teacher
He said: God only helps those who learn to help themselves
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth
He was a million miles from a million dollars
But you could never spend his wealth
Cuando era niño, yo solía comprar y vender la gravedad
Sabía volar y te enseñaba por una tarifa
Rompí todas las ventanas de mi corazón-hotel
Cuando solo tenía cinco años, pero con doce de cicatrices
Y oía la misma voz resonar en mi mente
Decía: Hijo, tienes un ángel que persigue al diablo por la noche
Sí
Cuando era niño, mi abuelo era predicador
Hablaba de Dios, sí, era como un maestro
Decía: Dios solo ayuda a quienes aprenden a ayudarse a sí mismos
Estaba a un millón de millas de un millón de dólares
Pero su riqueza no se podía gastar
Tuve un poco de fe y acabé en un estacionamiento
Manejé hacia un pueblo extraño, lleno de tener y no tener
Y mientras caminaba por esa vida de cuento
He estado buscando un ángel que persiga al diablo por la noche
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Cuando era niño, mi abuelo era predicador
Hablaba de amor, sí, era como un maestro
Decía: Dios solo ayuda a quienes aprenden a ayudarse a sí mismos
Estaba a un millón de millas de un millón de dólares
Pero su riqueza no se podía gastar
Ah-ah-guau-ah
Uh-uh-uh-uh
Ah-guau-uh
Agita, sube las manos y bájalas
Agita, sube las manos y bájalas
Agita, sube las manos y bájalas
Cuando era niño, mi abuelo era predicador
Hablaba de la vida, sí, era como un maestro
Decía: Dios solo ayuda a quienes aprenden a ayudarse a sí mismos
Estaba a un millón de millas de un millón de dólares
Pero su riqueza no se podía gastar
Estaba a un millón de millas de un millón de dólares
Pero su riqueza no se podía gastar