Lyrics
Back in '93
I was out with some friends
this tale is like no other
ALL because of how this story ends
back then I had a temper
we were laughing and having fun
then without any warning
unbridled rage escaped from within
the night in question
is a total blank to me
I woke up in a jail call
facing 25 to life
I spent 9 months in holding
All because I couldn’t make bail
A million bucks may seem trivial to some
But it certainly doesn’t where I come from
As I was sitting alone in my cell
thinking about taking a deal
I heard a man about 3 times my age
and it shocked the Hell out of me
when I heard him say
oh Father please help me
I don’t know how to pray
Forgive me those years I’ve forsaken you
You’re my only hope for a stay
On the 5th day of my trial
the eye-witness admitted they lied
and with nobody else to testify
innocent I was immediately found
I was signing for my belongings
when the guard asked before I go
if I wanted to share my news
with my blockmate Joe
That was far from my last visit with Joe
rain or shine, I never missed visit day, and each time we talked,
I discovered another side of Joe
Visits ended at eight,
and as I signed out at the cellblock gate,
I could hear a man about 3 times my age
And it still shocked me when I’d hear him say
oh Father please help me
I don’t know how to pray
Forgive me those years I’ve forsaken you
You’re my only hope for a stay
A couple of weeks had passed; maybe it was 3
Deliberations were underway
with the verdict expected any day
there was only 1 thing for me to say
oh Father please help me
help me teach Joe how to pray
Forgive him those years he’s forsaken you
You’re his only hope for a stay
The sky darkened
a storm approached
a lightning strike
and out went the lights
thunder cracked
the generator kicked in
the lights came back on
the emergency alarm rang
and cellblock Joe was gone
my thoughts were focused
maybe for the first time in my life
every ounce of my being just wanted to say
allow me Father to thank you
for guiding Joe without prayer
for forgiving him those years he’d forsaken you
for granting his hope for a stay
allow me Father to thank you
for guiding Joe without prayer
for forgiving him those years he’d forsaken you
for granting his hope for a stay
