Bible By The Bed

It's ten after 2AM he's stumbling in

Drunk again tonight

By the way he slams the door

She knows she's in for a fight

She raises her hands up to guard her face

And tries to remember those vows she made

She ain't seen the man she married

Since the day they said 'i do'

She's been praying God will change him

For 3 years come this June

And she still has faith, but lately he scares her to death

So she always keeps a gun under the pillow

And a Bible by the bed

The next day he brings flowers home

And swears it won't happen again

She tells herself that she should leave

But she turns the other cheek like Jesus did

And forgives him

By Friday there's new bruises there on her face

They say lovin' him is going to kill her someday

She ain't seen the man she married

Since the day they said 'i do'

She's been praying God will change him

For 3 years come this June

And she still has faith, but lately he scares her to death

So she always keeps a gun under the pillow

And a Bible by the bed

It was only two day 'til their anniversary

When a shot rang through the night

They found her face down on the floor

Praying by his side

Saying 'Father, forgive me' as she gripped that gun

He said my dear child, 'what wrong have you done? '