[00:00.00]The Gig That Matters (feat. Phil Cook, Brad Cook, Heather McEntire & Justin Vernon) - Amy Ray/Phil Cook/Brad Cook/Justin Vernon
[00:12.07]I'm practicing for the gig that matters
[00:15.37]In the sky in the sky
[00:19.68]I'm singing for all my friends to gather
[00:24.98]When they fly when they fly
[00:29.04]Gonna say hey St Peter listen to my song here
[00:34.34]I been writing all my life
[00:39.78]I know you've heard every golden-throated angel
[00:44.64]But I heard redemption it knows no bounds
[00:49.01]Too many days I lived a life of leisure
[00:53.75]While folks were starved for food and rest
[00:58.43]And it's true I drank from the cup of the righteous
[01:04.48]While the Devil's song played in my head
[01:08.91]But my redeemers they have been many
[01:12.72]And I can't help but change my tune
[01:18.02]So I'm practicing for the gig that matters
[01:22.39]So I can sing this world of truth
[01:27.39]Every drunk that I played for
[02:11.14]Kept me right kept me right
[02:15.51]Every wayward preacher and aimless soldier
[02:20.50]Kept me in line kept me in line
[02:25.18]This is a song for all the sinners
[02:29.86]Who never knowed they made the difference
[02:35.05]And the working Saints abandoned in the trenches
[02:39.48]The Lamb of God lost in the wood
[02:45.03]I'm practicing for the gig that matters
[02:50.77]I want to see my savior's face
[02:55.08]When St Peter says sing your song child
[02:59.31]And I'll let you through these pearly gates
[03:04.00]Gonna say hey Lordy I'm here to bear some witness
[03:09.55]No disrespect but just in case you missed it
[03:14.55]There's some long haul suffering broken folks
[03:17.79]That need mending
[03:18.66]And they ain't seen your help yet
[03:23.47]There's some long haul suffering broken folks
[03:27.08]That need mending
[03:28.15]And they ain't seen your help yet