Bottles and Bibles

Bottles and bibles

Litter the floor

An all night revival

Passed out around 4

Now the preacher's been drinkin'

But it's hard not to do

Since she ran out the screen door

And swore they were through

Oh Lord, if you care, send a spirit down here

Cause the preacher's been drinkin' again

But it's a hard way to go, on the straight and narrow

When everybody in town points a finger at you

But they ain't had to walk with the weight that you've hauled

They don't know you at all, but they think that they do

He didn't believe her

He just knew she'd come home

But the nights kept a' crawlin'

As he laid there alone

And he'd call up to heaven

And he'd hope and he'd pray

But the line's always busy

Since he went astray

Oh Lord, if you care, won't you answer his prayers

Cause the preacher's been drinkin' again

But it's a hard way to go, on the straight and narrow

When everybody in town points a finger at you

But they ain't had to walk with the weight that you've hauled

They don't know you at all, but they think that they do

Now the bottles and bibles

Broke out in a fight

The whiskey fought hard, son

And took the victory that night

They found him a' layin'

Face down by the stairs

Dressed up for a sermon

Nobody would hear

Oh Lord, if you care, send your angels down here

Cause the preacher's been drinkin' again

But it's a hard way to go, on the straight and narrow

When everybody in town points a finger at you

But they ain't had to walk with the weight that you've hauled

They don't know you at all, but they think that they do