Preacher Man

Lyrics

Verse 1
Dear preacher man
can you look me in the eye
Say his name slow
don’t let me hide

You keep talking
like you know my road
But I’m bent in two
and my hands are cold

I lost the house keys
the ring, the dog
I lost my nerve
in the middle of the fog

I been praying hard
with a dirty mouth
Tell me what you mean
when you talk about grace

Pre-Chorus
If he’s real, then where is he now?
I’m on my knees
trying to figure it out
If he takes the broken
if he knows my name
Then lean in close
and say it plain

Chorus
Tell me about the one
tell me about the one
When I’m all used up
can he still come run?
Tell me about the one
tell me about the one
I need a little light
in this wreck I’m under

Verse 2
Mama’s old Bible
on a nightstand scar
Coffee gone bitter
in a chipped-up jar

Bills on the table
and a busted frame
Every room I enter
feels like somebody’s name

I done made mistakes
I can’t wash clean
Carried that weight
like a chain in my sleep

So if your God is mercy
if your God is near
Why does the dark
still live in here?

Pre-Chorus
If he’s real, then where is he now?
I’m on my knees
trying to figure it out
If he takes the broken
if he knows my name
Then lean in close
and say it plain

Chorus
Tell me about the one
tell me about the one
When I’m all used up
can he still come run?
Tell me about the one
tell me about the one
I need a little light
in this wreck I’m under

Bridge
I ain’t asking for gold
I ain’t asking for fame
Just a hand on my shoulder
and someone to stay

If he meets me here
in the ash and dust
Then tell that old story
like you still trust

Chorus
Tell me about the one
tell me about the one
When I’m all used up
can he still come run?
Tell me about the one
tell me about the one
I need a little light
in this wreck I’m under

Outro
Dear preacher man
don’t dress it up
If hope is a door
then I’m knocking rough

Tell me about the one
tell me about the one
I’m still here
I’m still hanging on