Joey & Rory - A Bible And A Belt
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They were both made of leather, both black and frayed and worn
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I was brought up to respect them since the day that I was born
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One came here from England, it's been handed down for years
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The other one was ordered from a catalogue at Sears
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One my mama read to me that I was well into my teens
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And I thought all the other one was for was to hold up daddy's jeans
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Till I told a lie and learned, it had another purpose too
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One behind the shed, my daddy said, "This will hurt me more than you"
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'Cause one had my daddy's name on it, the other said King James
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With love they taught us lessons, but we feared them both the same
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One led us to heaven and the other left a welt
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But those were the days when kids were raised with a bible and a belt
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I remember when I was twelve, I stole a dime store comic book
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And how mama read what the scripture said to take back what I took
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When I refused, my daddy grabbed my arm and said "Come on"
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I needed more, he knew than just Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
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Well, sometimes they made me cry, sometimes they made me fightin' mad
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And I'd wish I'd been raised without them like some other children had
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But now I'm grown with kids of my own and I know just how they felt
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You know, it seems to me what the world still needs is a bible and a belt
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'Cause one had my daddy's name on it, the other said King James
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With love they taught us lessons, we feared them both the same
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One led us to heaven and the other hurt like hell
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Those were the days when kids were raised with a bible and a belt
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Outro.: A bible --- and a belt
