Steve Earle - Tom Ames' Prayer Lyrics
Everyone in Nacadoches knew Tom Ames would come to some bad end
Well the sheriff had cought him stealin' chickens and such
By the time that he was ten
And one day his daddy took a ten dollar bill
And he tucked it in his hand
And your momma wouldn't understand
So he took that money and his brothers old bay
And he left without a word of thanks
Fell in with a crowd in some border town
And took to robbin' banks
Outside the law your luck will run out fast
And a few years came and went
'Till he's trapped in an alley in Abilene
And he realized prayin' was the only thing
That he hadn't ever tried
Well he wasn't sure he knew quite how
But he looked up to the sky
Said you don't owe me nothin' and as far as I know
Lord don't owe nothin' to you
And I ain't askin' for a miracle Lord
Just a little bit of luck will do
And you know I ain't never prayed before
But it always seemed to me
If prayin' is the same as beggin' Lord
I don't take no charity
Yeah but right now Lord with my back to the wall
Can't help but recall
How they nearly hung me for stealin' a horse
In Fort Smith Arkansas
Judge Parker said guilty and the gavel came down
Just like a cannon shot
And I went away quietly
And I began to file and plot
Well they sent the preacher down to my cell
He said the Lord is your only hope
He's the only friend that you gonna have
When you hit the end of Parker's rope
Well I guess he coulda' kept on preachin' 'till Christmas
But he turned his back on me
I put a home made blade to that golden throat
And asked the deputy for the key
Well it ain't the first close call I ever had
I'm sure you already know
I had some help from you Lord and the devil himself
It's been strictly touch and go
Yeah but who in the hell am I talkin' to
There ain't no one here but me
Then he cocked both his pistols and he spit in the dirt
And he walked out in the street
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Steve Earle Tom Ames' Prayer Comments
Now THIS is the Stevie Earle I cant get enough of! Thank you for sharing.
190!?!? This should have1,000,090!!!
Underrated musician and songwriter.
By who? Not by anyone whose opinion matters....
Amazing song from the most underrated outlaw ever!!!!....
Art is a language, be it visual or audio and it's nice to see it used as a language and tell a story, and this one is great. Steve is much like the late Johnny Horton, having a gift for giving a historical yarn or two with some spice that holds your interest with musical character... one of our best songwriters because he can tell a story and has not forgotten art is a language
Thirteen verses without repeats or mushmouth singing! This is a wonderful song.
Great song ....
Amazing lyrics! ,,,,,, thank-you Mr. Earl