Deliver Your Children

Well, the rain was a-fallin'

And the ground turned to mud

I was watching all the people

Running from the flood



So I started to prayin'

Though I ain't no prayin' man

For the Lord to come a helpin'

Knowing he'd understand



Deliver your children to the good, good life

Give'em peace and shelter and a fork and a knife

Shine a light in the morning and a light at night

And if a thing goes wrong, you'd better make it right



Well, I had me a woman

She was good and clean

She spent all day

With the washing machine



But when it come to lovin'

She was never around

She was out getting dirty

All over town



Deliver your children to the good, good life

Give'em peace and shelter and a fork and a knife

Shine a light in the morning and a light at night

And if a thing goes wrong, you'd better make it right



Well, I was low on money

And my truck broke down

I was on my way

To the lost and found



So I took it to a dealer

I said, "Make it run.

Well, I ain't got no money

But I got me a gun."



I said, "You robbed me before

So I'm robbing you back

And if it don't put you straight

It'll put you on the right track."



Well, I ain't no devil

And I ain't no saint

But I can tell a dealer

By the color of his paint



Deliver your children to the good, good life

Give'em peace and shelter and a fork and a knife

Shine a light in the morning and a light at night

And if a thing goes wrong, you'd better make it right



Deliver your children to the good, good life

Give'em peace and shelter and a fork and a knife

Shine a light in the morning and a light at night

And if a thing goes wrong, you'd better make it right



If you want good eggs

You gotta feed the hen

And if you wanna hear some more

Well, I'll sing it again