The Man Downstairs

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Mama, mama Where's Uncle Jim? The earthquake just hit us And I've been lookin' for him Was he asleep in his room With doggie dan and big cat Please tell me he's fine I'm worried sick about that [Chorus] Oh the walls shook and shattered There was thunder in the ground My heartbeat was racin' As the ceiling came down (down, down) No matter where I lay my head And say my prayers Any day could bring a wakeup call From the man downstairs [Verse 2] I'd already made up My mind to go So if the world's still shakin' I hit the road Starting all over Seemed like the right thing to do It's scary when everything Starts falling through [Chorus] Oh the walls shook and shattered There was thunder in the ground My heartbeat was racin' As the ceiling came down (down, down) No matter where I lay my head And say my prayers Any day could bring a wakeup call From the man downstairs [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] There's a lot of new faces In the old neighborhood They're paintin' it up And it really looks good "The cat came back" I heard Mama say She placed yellow roses On Uncle Jim's grave [Chorus] Oh the walls shook and shattered There was thunder in the ground My heartbeat was racin' As the ceiling came down (down, down) No matter where I lay my head And say my prayers Any day could bring a wakeup call From the man downstairs [Outro] (Down, down) From the man downstairs Ooh, yeah, yeah I hope I don't see that man