Drive-By Truckers - The Deeper In lyrics

By the time you were born
There were four other siblings
With your mama awaiting your daddy in jail
And your oldest brother was away at a home
And you didn't meet him till
You were nineteen years old

Old enough to know better
Old enough to know better
But, you took to his jawline
And long sandy hair
And he made you feel like none of the others
And the way he looked at you
Touched you deep down in there

So you jumped on his bike
And rolled into the sunset
But the sequel it started with
The next morning sun and the dew on the bike
Seat and you all aglow
From the love he put in you


And a life on the run
So you moved to a small town, then to another
Then to another with another on it's way
And you both swore to God
You would keep it together
And the state wouldn't take your babies away

Now the District Attorney said
He might have forgiven
You had lots of reasons to turn out this way
But, you'll both go to jail
For them four little babies
You made and delivered along the way

Last night you had a dream
Of a Lord so forgiving
He might show compassion for
A heathen He damned
You awoke in a jail cell, alone and so lonely
Seven years in Michigan