The Bible And The Belt

Well I grew up back in the sticks
 I was raised on cornbread and scripture
 And praise God for teachin' me wrong from right
 I had a wild streak
 Three counties wide
 They would have me
 Dead in the sack
 It was the hand of God'
 That got me out of the hands of the law
 Mama taught the bible
 Daddy wore the belt
 Momma set the table
 Daddy rang the bell
 The preacher did his best to show me the light
 But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line
 Momma sang the gospel
 Daddy drove it home
 Momma was an angel
 Daddy was the brimstone
 One foot in heaven
 One foot in hell
 I found religion between the bible and the belt
 I guess it rings true
 But the good book says
 What you learn young
 You never forget
 Daddy's belt left quite an impression on me
 I can still hear
 Momma's voice in the choir
 She set the whole dang church on fire
 And it still burns in the deepest part of me
 Mama taught the bible
 Daddy wore the belt
 Momma set the table
 Daddy rang the bell
 The preacher did his best to show me the light
 But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line
 Momma sang the gospel
 Daddy drove it home
 Momma was an angel
 Daddy was the brimstone
 One foot in heaven
 One foot in hell
 I found religion between the bible and the belt
 Mama taught the bible
 Daddy wore the belt
 Momma set the table
 Daddy rang the bell
 The preacher did his best to show me the light
 But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line
 Momma sang the gospel
 Daddy drove it home
 Momma was an angel
 Daddy was the brimstone
 One foot in heaven
 One foot in hell
 I found religion between the bible and the belt