Devil and the Cross Lyrics

CAPO I
Intro:
Verse:
I remember daddy held the bible like a gun
Back when I was a Pentecostal gospel preachers son
And I still can see the fire and brimstone in his eyes
When he'd preach to people in a tent repent before you die
Me I'd sneak out back with some saint-less southern girl
And there I'd teach her the ways of this world
Chorus:
Well I guess I was way too wild to be the child of a preacher man
One foot on a solid rock and one on the sinking sand
Just like the prodigal son I guess I got way too lost
Living somewhere in between the devil and the cross
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Verse2:
I was daddy's worst nightmare by the time I turned 18
Baptized in a whiskey river on the streets of New Orleans
Where demons drugs and rock and roll they seemed to clog my mind
And women were a weakness for weeks at a time
I learned the hard way what you reap is what you sew
So in silent desperation one night I headed home
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Repeat Intro Once
Bridge:
Daddy did more than talk the talk he walked the walk in life
He loved me and forgave me when I came home that night
He said son don't ever be ashamed for God forgives the lost
We all live somewhere in between the devil and the cross
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