Backslider

Bended knee

Nine years old

Waitin' for...

Just one word!

I was thinkin' of all the things

My daddy told me of

Sin and salvation and

Manhood and dignity...

All that time

In the dark

Just one word...

Backslider!

I remember the day

I stepped

Into the water

My daddy held me in his hands

And pushed my head under

And said...

Son I am So proud.

Just one word...

Backslider!

Well I opened my eyes

And my daddy held me in his hands

I looked up through the water

And thought

I saw Jesus, and then...

Well I threw up my hands!

And I heard,

Amen! And

I prayed, sweet

Jesus Don't let me become a backslider!