"My Saving Grace" lyrics

Daddy's bourbon breath was strong as gasoline
An' it seemed to fuel the rage he had inside
He'd come home just burnin' mad an' drunk an' mean
An' raisin' hell on a Saturday night

Momma'd lock us up in her bedroom
He'd be lyin' in the hallway on our way to Sunday school

They both, in their own way, became my savin' grace
Daddy passed out with his demons, Momma passed the offerin' plate
An' she'd cry out to Heaven, "Protect this son of mine!"
While Daddy kept the devil off my back by takin' up his time

Momma said, "Nobody's perfect," as we walked into Church
To ask the Good Lord to forgive him again
I still recall that sermon, I hung on every word
That's when I learned just exactly, what a father really meant

And the angels and the people gathered 'round
I was standin' in that water when that preacher laid me down

They both, in their own way, became my savin' grace
Daddy passed out with his demons, Momma passed the offerin' plate
An' she'd cry out to Heaven, "Protect this son of mine!"
While Daddy kept the devil off my back by takin' up his time

An' Daddy kept the devil off my back by takin' up his time