Jamey Johnson - My Saving Grace lyrics
[Jamey Johnson - My Saving Grace lyrics]
Daddy's bourbon breath
Was strong as gasoline
An' it seemed to fuel the rage he had inside
He'd come home just burnin'
Mad an' drunk an' mean
An' raisin' hell, on a Saturday night
Momma'd lock us up, in her bedroom
He'd be lyin' in the hallway on our way
To Sunday school
They both, in their own way
Became my savin' grace
Daddy passed out with his demons
Momma passed the offerin' plate
An' she'd cry out to Heaven
"Protect this son of mine"
While Daddy kept the devil off my back
By takin' up his time
Momma said "Nobody's perfect
" as we walked into Church
To ask the Good Lord to forgive him, again
I still recall that sermon
I hung on every word
That's when I learned just exactly
What a father really meant
And the angels and the people gathered round
I was standin' in that
Water when that preacher, laid me down
They both, in their own way
Became my savin' grace
Daddy passed out with his demons
Momma passed the offerin' plate
An' she'd cry out to Heaven
"Protect this son of mine"
While Daddy kept the devil off my back
By takin' up his time
An' Daddy kept the devil off my back
By takin' up his time
Was strong as gasoline
An' it seemed to fuel the rage he had inside
He'd come home just burnin'
Mad an' drunk an' mean
An' raisin' hell, on a Saturday night
Momma'd lock us up, in her bedroom
He'd be lyin' in the hallway on our way
To Sunday school
They both, in their own way
Became my savin' grace
Daddy passed out with his demons
Momma passed the offerin' plate
An' she'd cry out to Heaven
"Protect this son of mine"
While Daddy kept the devil off my back
By takin' up his time
Momma said "Nobody's perfect
" as we walked into Church
To ask the Good Lord to forgive him, again
I still recall that sermon
I hung on every word
That's when I learned just exactly
What a father really meant
And the angels and the people gathered round
I was standin' in that
Water when that preacher, laid me down
They both, in their own way
Became my savin' grace
Daddy passed out with his demons
Momma passed the offerin' plate
An' she'd cry out to Heaven
"Protect this son of mine"
While Daddy kept the devil off my back
By takin' up his time
An' Daddy kept the devil off my back
By takin' up his time