I am the way, follow me and take my hand
Is what got me where I am today
Whatever I thought a father should be
The blood dripped from your fangs, you said, "What have I done?"
But he left once, to never return
From there, it's your typical spiel
And died there with honor, somewhere on a beach there
See one night in your life, when you've turned out the lights
If I close my eyes tonight, I know I'll be home
I smoked until I threw up, yet I still lit 'em up
Well, then Jesus showed up, said, "Before we go up
A bottle of Beam kept the memories from me
I thought that we might reminisce
Was a tale, a kind mother made up for a son
So many things I'd do again
You cried, wolf, the tears, they soaked your fur
But this was my deathbed, I died there alone
You asked for and prayed for my forgiveness"
I was helpin' the loose ends all fall apart
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And there you wept alone, your heart was so contrite
Like the cancer in my lungs, it's killing me now
I can smell the death on the sheets, covering me
But this is my deathbed, I lie here alone
Teaching the words of the teacher
And I've given up hope on the days I have left
Our marriage had taken a 7-10 split
So many things I'd do again
I can hear the sad memories still haunting me
I can smell the death on the sheets, covering me
I can't believe this is the end
When I closed my eyes tonight, you carried me home
I can hear you whisper to me, "It's time to leave
You loved that lamb with every sinful bone
So right there you have it, that one filthy habit
But this is my deathbed, I lie here alone
To know that the stories of battles and glory
The union was far from harmonious
And I am the light and for me, you'll live again
For I am love, I am love, I, I am love
And I am the truth, embrace me and you'll understand
Stay with me until my life is through
I bowled about 6 times a week
No two people could've been more alone than us
Mother had sworn he went off to the war
I was so scared of Jesus but he sought me out
I can't believe this is the end
The year is 1941
And on that day, please take me home with you"
Yeah, if life was a highway, I was drunk at the wheel
I'd acquired a taste for liquor and nicotine
I abandoned that thought like he abandoned me
I can smell the death on the sheets, covering me
I can hear those sad memories still haunting me
For thirty more years, like a machine
I was 8 years old and far, far too young
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Got married on my 21st
Eight months before my wife would give birth
But I cling to the hope of my life in the next
I can't believe this is the end
By '47, I was fourteen
When a father inquires with the barrel of a gun
You said, "Jesus, please forgive me of my crimes
Sanctify this withered heart of mine
I can smell the death on the sheets, covering me
It's easier to be sure you love someone
If I close my eyes tonight, I know I'll be home
And I realized I hadn't been loved yet myself
But this is my deathbed, I lie here alone
You see, dad was a traveling preacher
If I close my eyes tonight, I know I'll be home
The years would go by and she'd love someone else
Yeah, I swear I was destined to fail and fail from the start
You'll never be lonely again"
Which taught me that I should unlearn
And along with my pride, the ex-wife took the kids
I can't believe this is the end