Lyrics

Bible On A Barstool

He stood up to tell his story
To a room full of knowing smiles
Talked ‘bout valleys that he crossed
Mountains he tried to climb
Said it’s hard to walk away from something
That almost works, every time …

Why don’t the Gideons leave bibles on barstools
Maybe fools like me wouldn’t have so far to fall
Might not be so badly broken
When ambushed by the truth
Those words in red just might provide a clue
Why don’t the Gideons leave bibles on barstools …

He said I’ve been a roughneck and a rounder
Done some things I’d rather not tell
Made it rain in stripclubs,
Spent some time in the gray bar hotel
N’ I’d say whiskey was my friend
But that’s a lie only fools ‘l tell …

Why don’t the Gideons leave bibles on barstools
Maybe fools like me wouldn’t have so far to fall
Might not be so badly broken
When ambushed by the truth
Those words in red just might provide a clue
Why don’t the Gideons leave bibles on barstools …

Then one night in a ‘no-tell motel’ I opened the drawer by the bed
The truth hit like a two by four upside my head
I swallowed my pride and walked on down to that corner saloon
Without a word, I did what I had to do …

I left that Gideon bible on a barstool
Hopin’ a fool like me wouldn’t have so far to fall
Might not be so badly broken
When ambushed by the truth
Prayin’ those words in red just might provide a clue
I left that Gideon bible on a barstool
I left that Gideon bible on a barstool ….

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