"I Came Here To Live"

I grew up in a town where tough was a cigarette 
And a souped up car on a county road 
Nothin' much to do back then 
So we'd make bets 
On how much drink a guy could hold 
And I held my own 
Learn to hold my own 

Daddy works some dead-end job at the concrete plant 
Mama taught the Sunday bible class 
For eighteen years I remember thinkin' 
There was more to life than that 
So I ran the streets to beat the Devil 
Goin' just as fast as I could fly 
'Cause I came here to live 
I [bad word] here to die 

Mama used to wait for me with the porch light on 
Worried about her little boy 'til I got home 
Daddy he'd say listen son 
But back then there wasn't much 
That I didn't already know 

I reckon I was doing close to 80 
When I felt the tire slip out from under me 
And I never set out lookin' for Jesus 
So I guess [bad word] lookin' for me 
And He found me upset down in a ditch 
Smokin' gas in my eyes 
And He said son you came here to live 
You [bad word] here to die 

Sunday morning I got up and I went to church 
That summer I got a job and I went to work 
Met a girl in town put some money down 
On a little house with a yard 

Our little boy was due in September 
But he came early in July 
For eighteen days all I remember 
Was settin' there at his side 
Sayin' son open up your eyes 
Just open up your eyes 
'Cause you came here to live 
You [bad word] here to die 
Son you came here to live.