Three Feet of Water

Album: The Devil Don't Sleep (2017)
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  • Got a whole lot of years
    And a whole lot of pain
    And it all got me here
    Where the river meets the clay
    Rewindin' through my past
    Tryin to find some good
    But I can't seem to see
    What mama always could

    And that sun is shinin' down
    On all my darker days
    They're comin' to me now
    As I hear the preacher say
    In the name of the Son and the Father
    Can I really leave it all
    In three feet of water?

    I can't unbreak the laws
    Straighten out the rules I've bent
    Take the broken dreams and hearts
    Make 'em all whole again
    I been carryin' around
    All the messes that I've made
    But a few more steps from now
    They'll all be washed away

    And that sun is shinin' down
    On all my darker days
    They're comin' to me now
    As I hear the preacher say
    In the name of the Son and the Father
    Who'd've thought I could leave it all
    Three feet of water, washin' over me
    Amazing Grace the choir sings
    And now I know what mercy's all about

    And that sun is shinin' down
    And all my darker days
    They're nowhere to be found
    All that preacher had to say
    Was in the name of the Sun and the Father
    Who'd've thought I could leave it all?
    You took my cross so I could leave it all
    In three feet of water
    Hmm, in three feet of water, hmm

    So, it's that simple, huh? Writer/s: BARRY POOLE, BRANTLEY GILBERT, JAYCE HEIN, JEREMY DEWAYNE BUSSEY
    Publisher: Anthem Entertainment, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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