[00:00.000] 作曲 : Jacob Young
[00:18.694]Well Brother Joe never had a lot, he became a man of God
[00:23.612]Started preaching at the church down by mile marker 17
[00:28.165]He works his days he works his nights
[00:30.706]He spends his time saving lives
[00:33.004]When the day ends he goes home to his beautiful family
[00:37.515]His sweet sweet Valerie, well she's the whole reason he
[00:41.829]Ever found God in the first place
[00:44.604]He thinks back to the first date
[00:46.685]He was nervous jumbling his words
[00:49.282]Sweating when he tried to flirt
[00:51.576]He'd just never seen a woman in the world as beautiful as her
[00:56.298]She told him all about Jesus and the love He had to give
[01:01.104]Few years have passed now and they're thinking bout some kids
[01:05.854]They popped out a couple few
[01:08.217]They sit up in the front pew
[01:10.576]Every sunday when he's in the pulpit spreading gospel to the room
[01:14.978]Well the preacher man he's so in love
[01:17.522]With God his woman his three sons
[01:20.025]And every morning when he wakes he thanks the good Lord up above
[01:24.641]This life he lives is more than enough sometimes things get tough
[01:29.613]But he does it for his Valerie who pulled him from the rough
[01:33.479]Yeah
[01:52.136]It was sunday night he was back in his office
[01:57.143]He was writing them talking points for the sermon next week
[02:01.810]He was writing about forgiveness and rolling with the punches
[02:06.577]If you catch one on the chin you just gotta turn the other cheek
[02:11.636]His phone started ringing he was busy singing some old gospel hymn he learned from his sweet sweet Valerie
[02:21.087]Checked who was calling he knew something was off when he saw the sheriff's office on the caller ID
[02:30.066]He picked up the call and his heart started dropping he don't get this way often but he's gritting his teeth
[02:39.294]Someone broke into the parsonage the neighbors heard the poppin
[02:44.404]Before the lady finished he was down on his knees
[02:49.248]She told him they caught him two broken locks and three little bodies and his sweet sweet Valerie
[03:03.199]Well the preacher man, he's got a gun he don't wanna hurt no one
[03:08.274]But he believed that Jesus needed him to leave a bullet in a man's head
[03:12.878]He knows that come the risen sun it'll all be said and done
[03:17.713]He ain't gonna make it right tonight if he don't paint the walls red
[03:22.309]He puts the steel to his own head
[03:25.114]Two words is all he said
[03:26.961]Tears streaming down his cheeks as he let out a "Jesus wept"
[03:31.707]What the hell is all this for lifeless body hits the floor
[03:36.580]Soul is headed home sweet home to his three boys and his sweet sweet Valerie
[03:49.859]Oh his sweet Valerie
[03:57.529]Ohhhhhhh
[04:37.678]Brother Joe never had a lot, he became a man of god
[04:42.679]Started preaching at the church down by mile marker 17