Red Dirt Mercy

Songtext

[Verse 1] I left my name on a county line And a cold cup ring on a barroom pine Mama kept a porch light burning low I was too proud then to turn back home [Verse 2] I wore that trouble like a Sunday suit Had a thousand reasons and not one truth Then a jailhouse Bible fell open wide To a page about the thief beside [Chorus] If mercy’s still got room for a man like me I’ll lay these chains beneath that old oak tree I can’t buy back every mile I ran But I can spend what’s left with an honest hand When the good Lord calls my wandering through I’ll have more than regret to bring back to You [Verse 3] I found my brother at the feed store door He didn’t ask what I’d been running for Just handed me the keys to his rusted Ford Said, “You don’t have to earn your way back anymore” [Bridge] Now I fix fence where the river bends Trade tall tales with the same old friends Every sunrise gives me one more chance To make peace with the dust on my hands [Chorus] If mercy’s still got room for a man like me I’ll lay these chains beneath that old oak tree I can’t buy back every mile I ran But I can spend what’s left with an honest hand When the good Lord calls my wandering through I’ll have more than regret to bring back to You [Outro] Mama’s porch light shines through the rain I say her name and I’m home again Not the man I was, but the man I can be Thank God redemption waited for me