Nails (Acoustic) - PikPok

He was sitting on the front porch of a halfway house Chaining cigarettes and drinking coffee I was walking by on my way home, stopped and said, "Hello, how are you?" He looked at me and said "I've seen better days" I looked at him and said, "There's a better way" Three nails and a cross equal forgiveness Just like you I was lost and that's Hell to have to live with I've sat on that front porch where you're sittin' now I kept looking deep inside 'til I figured out Three nails and a cross equal forgiveness She was sittin' on her bed crying crocodiles Sixteen ain't a good age to be pregnant And she thinks mom and dad don't love her anymore Like the boy who swore he always would but doesn't She turns and sees that Bible layin' by her bed And she crumbles to her knees as she bows her head Three nails and a cross equal forgiveness "LORD, help me 'cause I'm lost and that's Hell to have to live with" "I need you more than ever now without a doubt" "I've made a big mistake. Can you help me out" Three nails and a cross equal forgiveness Three nails and a cross equal forgiveness

By the banks of the river Where the willows hang down The wild birds they warble With a low mornin' sound Way down in the hollow Where the river runs cold It was there I first listened To the lies that you told Now I lie on my back And I see your sweet face A past I remember Time can't erase And letters you wrote me They were written in shame And I know that your conscience Still echoes my name Now if the ladies were black birds If the ladies were thrushes Well I'd lie there for hours In the chilly cold marshes And if the women were squirrels With them high bushy tails Well I'd load up my shotgun With rock salt and nails I'd load up my shotgun

In broken speech You tricked me on shaky ground Don't tell me It feels like Walking on rusty nails But the pain's not mine Where we collide Down is the only way out 'Cause hell's above But I've tried to To focus on anything But the strain inside Some words rush Oh like jets in the sky Don't stay long Just passing by But you talked it away You talked it away