wait in the truck (Apple Music Sessions) Lyrics
I got turned around in some little town I’d never been to before
Working my way through a middle of June midnight thunderstorm
There was something in the headlights
That stopped me on a dime
She was scared to death
So I said, “Climb in”, and in she climbed, oh yeah
Well, she was bruised and broke from head to toe with a tear in her bloodstained shirt
She didn’t tell the whole truth, but she didn’t have to, I knew what had happened to her
I didn’t load her down with questions
That girl had been through enough
I just threw it in drive, looked in those eyes
And I asked her where he was
I don’t know if he’s an angel
‘Cause angels don’t do what he did
He was hell bent to find the man behind
All the whiskey scars I hid
And I never thought my day of justice would come from a judge under his seat
But I knew right then I’d never get hit again when he said to me
Wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck
Well, I knocked and knocked and no one came, so I kicked in his double-wide door
I let the hammer drop, before he got to that twelve he was reaching for
And I didn’t try to hide my pistol
I didn’t even try to run
I just sat on the porch, smoking one of his cigarettes
And waited for the cops to come, yeah
I don’t know if he’s an angel
‘Cause angels don’t do what he did
He was hell bent to find the man behind
All the whiskey scars I hid
And I never thought my day of justice would come from a judge under his seat
But I knew right then I’d never get hit again, when he said to me
Wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck
Whoa, have mercy on me, Lord, have mercy on me
Whoa, have mercy on me
Have mercy on me, Lord
Oh
It’s been sixty months and she still comes to see me from time to time
It was worth the price to see a brighter side of the girl I picked up that night
And I might be here forever
It ain’t paradise that’s true
But it’s a whole hell of a lot better
Than the place I sent him to, yeah
Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me
Wait in the truck
Oh, just wait in the truck
Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me
Wait in the truck
Oh, just wait in the truck
Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me
Have mercy on me, Lord, have mercy on me
Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me
Have mercy on me, Lord
Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me
Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy on me
Wait in the truck
Just wait in the truck