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 be gettin' up to heaven... 


When I get to heaven 

When I get to heaven 

When I'm gonna cry (cry) 


Ooo yeah yeah cry (cry) cry (cry) cry (cry) cry (cry) 


Yeah yeah-e-yeah-e-yeah 


Cry...