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The rock of my soul went to church on |
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SundayThe rock of my soul went to work on |
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MondayClean across the levy by the railroad tracks |
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The other side of |
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Houston in a two room shack |
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Sweeping out confetti from a third grade classroom |
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The rock of my soul pushed a dust mop broom |
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The rock of my soul didn't have much luck |
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He came to town grinnin' on a flat bed truck |
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The rock of my soul didn't have much charm |
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With the lack of education on a red dirt farm |
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And he was fond of disappearing on an eight day drunk |
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Coming home smelling like a low down skunk |
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And he said |
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I do like |
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I sayNot like |
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I do and you might make me proud |
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Another Houston |
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KidOn a downhill skid for crying out loud |
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I'm a first hand witness to an age old crime |
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A man who hits a woman isn't worth a dime5, 6, 7, 8, 9 years old |
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That's what |
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I remember about the rock of my soul |
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I told him |
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I would kill him if he did not stop it |
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But the rock of my soul just would not drop it |
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I learned to lie like dirt |
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I could steal your shirt and talk with a gun |
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Another Houston |
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KidOn a downhill skid like father like son |
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Now I got out of prison 'bout a year ago |
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Seven long years really went by slow |
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I didn't kill my daddy but my momma tried |
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She shot him with a pistol and he like to a died |
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I'm on probation living straight and true |
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And there's every indication that the past is through |
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That's all |
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I know'Bout the rock of my soul |
