Here Within These Walls

Here Within These Walls - Original London Cast of Sister Act

Outside life's a mess

No one's pure of spirit any longer

There's no wrong or right

Just wrong and wronger

People have amused themselves to death

Outside life is grim

Filled with smut and scandal to the brim

I suppose there may be room for him

Frankly I don't plan to hold my breath

But here within these

Walls days are filled with grace

God is in his place his

Wisdom still respected

Here within these walls

Life has a different pace

From life beyond our doors

And for what it's worth

This life's now yours

Outside all is vice

People now are absolutely shameless

Most including those who shall be nameless

Hardly seem to know or even care

Outside all is sin

And I won't have the outside coming in

Trust me it's a battle you won't win

Frankly dear you haven't got a prayer

Here within these walls

Life is sweet and good

Faith is understood and

Selfishness rejected

Here within this words

Work prayer and sisterhood

Are what life's built upon

That's how it will stay or

Else you're gone

So put aside your gluttony

Put aside your pride

As for carnal lust you

Need a break I trust

Put it all aside

Put aside interperance

Profanity as well

Put aside each remnant of

Your former worldly shell

Here within these walls

All is stripped away

Surrender and obey

That's all that is expected

Here within these walls

All else is kept at bay

Through the world may go astray

Here etenal truths hold sway

Here within these walls

Life is truly blessed

Here you're god's own guest

Celestially protectedet

Here within these walls

All's for the very best

And always shall be thus

And if heaven's will be done

Here she'll just be one

More nun

Safe within these walls as one of us

Salve salve amen