The Bible And The Gun

verse 1 He laid 'em both out on the bed so he could take a look At those six blued steel chambers & Mr. Gideon's Book The more he drank, the more his head got filled with doubt One's a harder road, One's the Easy Out Pre-Chorus The Devil on his shoulder said, "Just go ahead" But the Angel in the room said, "You ain't through here yet" Chorus And the tickin' of the clock pounds like a drum when you're flirtin' with the trigger to Kingdom Come And you wouldn't want your mama to see you this way or the preacher that put you under water that day One hand holds the key to life, the other holds the darkest light And the fool between 'em thinks he has to pick one, the bible or the gun Solo verse 2 He was drifting through the pages of his past regrets 'Til he stumbled on the part about "The Valley of the Shadow of Death" And he felt as old as time, but he felt brand new When he drowned that Smith & Wesson at the bottom of the Motel pool Chorus And the tickin' of the clock pounds like a drum when you're flirtin' with the trigger to Kingdom Come And you wouldn't want your mama to see you this way or the preacher that put you under water that day One hand holds the key to life, the other holds the darkest light And the fool between 'em thinks he has to pick one, the bible or the gun Bridge Walkin' On Water, Back In Galilee Don't mean near as much to him as the Miracle in Room 23, yeah Solo Chorus Yeah, he walked through the darkest night and he washed his sins in the morning light He's thankful for each & every breath that comes He looks back on the battle that God won between the bible and the gun Outro