Ole 60 - Brother Joe

Well, brother Joe never had a lot
He became a man of God
Started preaching at the church down by mile marker 17

He works his days, he works his nights
Spends his time saving lives
When the day ends, he goes home to his beautiful family
His sweet, sweet Valerie, well, she's the whole reason
He ever found God in the first place
He thinks back to the first date
He was nervous, jumbling his word
Sweating when he tried to flirt
He'd just never seen a woman in the world as beautiful as her

She told him all about Jesus and the love He had to give
A few years passed now and they're thinking 'bout some kids
They popped out a couple few, they sit up in the front pew
Every Sunday morning when he's in the pulpit
Spreading gospel to the room

Well, preacher man, he's so in love
With God, his woman, his three sons
And every morning when he wakes
He thanks the good Lord up above
This life he lives' more than enough
Sometimes things get tough
But he does it for his Valerie
Who pulled him from the rough, yeah

It was a Sunday night, he was back in his office
He was writing them talking points for the sermon next week
He was writing about forgiveness and rolling with the punches
If you catch one on the chin
You just gotta turn the other cheek
A phone started ringing, he was busy singing
Some old gospel hymn he learned from sweet, sweet Valerie

He checked who was calling, he knew something was off
When he saw the sheriff's office on the caller ID
He picked up and the call and his heart started dropping
He don't get this way often but he's gritting his teeth
Someone broke into the parsonage, the neighbors heard the poppin'
Before the lady finished, he was down on his knees
She told him they caught him, two broken locks and
Three little bodies and his sweet, sweet Valerie

Well, the preacher man, he's got a gun
He don't wanna hurt no one
But he believed that Jesus needed him
To leave a bullet in a man's head
He knows that come the risen sun, it'll all be said and done
He ain't gonna make it right tonight
If he don't paint the walls red

He puts the steel to his own head
Two words is all he said
Tears streaming down his cheek as he let out a "Jesus wept"
What the hell is all this for?
Lifeless body hits the floor
Soul is headed home, sweet home to his three boys
And his sweet, sweet Valerie
Oh, his sweet Valerie, oh

Brother Joe never had a lot
He became a man of God
Started preaching at the church down by mile marker 17

Written by:
Jacob Young

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