With bottled eyes and fingers clinched so tight He swung and hit me to the floor Put up my fists tossing side to side That old man got what he deserved Grabbed a shovel dug up his shallow grave Pushed him in said our goodbyes It took us thirty years to end this household rage Sometimes death is the only way He's finally proud of me Oh my son Oh dear mother it was the only way You and brother can be free He's in the ground and Satan has his hand Jesus looked and turned the other way The men in blue came knocking at my door Guns drawn blood rushing to the top They shot and hit me my body hit the floor Oh sweet savior why'd you turn away You've forsaken me Oh my son