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've seen some ugly things, he just can't seem to say

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
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 kinda sad, oh

God bless this mess
God bless this mess
God bless this mess

Heard about the day that two skyscrapers came down
Firemen, policemen and people came from all around
The smoke covered the city and the body count arise
The president spoke words of comfort with tears 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