Spirit Thing
Music by Peter Furler
Lyrics by Steve Taylor & Peter Furler

It's not a family trait,
It's nothing that I ate,
And it didn't come from skating
With holy rollers.

It's an early warning sign.
It keeps my life in line,
But it's so hard to define.
Never mind.

It's just a spirit thing.
It's just a holy nudge.
It's like a circuit judge in the brain.
It's just a spirit thing.
It's here to guard my heart.
It's just a little hard to explain.

It pushes when I quit.
It smells like counterfeit.
Sometimes it works a bit
Like a teleprompter.

When it's teleprompting you,
I pray you'll let it through,
And I'll help you with the how,
But for now

It's just a spirit thing.
It's just a holy nudge.
It's like a circuit judge in the brain.
It's just a spirit thing.
It's here to guard my heart.
It's just a little hard to explain.

I took the pulpit,
Then backed down again.
Some things in heaven
Cannot be explained.

I took the soapbox,
Then backed down again.
Some things in heaven
Cannot be explained.

It's just a spirit thing.
It's just a holy nudge.
It's like a circuit judge in the brain.
It's just a spirit thing.
It's here to guard my heart.
It's just a little hard to explain.

I took the airwaves,
Then backed down again.
Some things in heaven
Cannot be explained.

It's just a spirit thing.
It's just a holy nudge.
It's like a circuit judge in the brain.
It's just a spirit thing.
It's here to guard my heart.
It's just a little hard to explain.

I took the pulpit,
Then backed down again.
Some things in heaven
Cannot be explained.

It's just a spirit thing.
It's just a holy nudge.
It's like a circuit judge in the brain.
It's just a spirit thing.
It's here to guard my heart.
It's just a little hard to explain.

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