Tom Ames Prayer

()Everyone in Nagadoches knew Tom Ames would come to some bad ()end, Cause the ()chickens and such from the ()ten. ()One day his daddy took a 10-dollar bill and he tucked it in his ()hand, He said ()trouble son, your ()stand. ()So he took his dad's money and his brother's old bay and he left without a word of ()thanks, Fell ()border town and he ()banks. (solo over) ()Outside the law his luck a-run out fast, a few years came and ()went; Til he was ()Abilene with ()spent. ()And he realized then that prayin' was the only thing he hadn't ever ()tried; He ()do it but he ()sky. ()He said "You don't owe me nothin and as far as I know, Lord I don't owe nothin' to ()you ()miracle Lord a ()do. ()You know I ain't never prayed before cause it always seemed to ()me that ()beggin' and I ()ty. break: ()Lord, I've had some breaks in my life as you already ()know I've ()devil himself's been ()go. ()Right here now with my back to the wall I can't help but re()call how they ()stealin' a horse in ()Arkansas ()Judge Parker said guilty and his gavel came down just like a cannon ()shot I ()quietly I beg()plot. ()They sent that old preacher down to my cell he said, "the lord is your only ()hope, ()have, son when you ()rope." ()Well, I guess he could've kept on preachin' til Christmas but he turned his back on ()me ()golden throat and asked the ()key. ()Ah, but who in the hell am I talkin to? there ain't no one here but ()me single strum each chord ()spit in the dirt, and ()street.