Whiskey and the Word

[Intro]
[Verse]
The neon light flickers low
Shadows start to grow
Floorboards moan like a choir
Walking through the fire
I see you in the corner light
Waiting for a fight
[Pre-Chorus]
The Hammond starts to weep
Secrets that I keep
Rising from the deep
Promises I couldn't reap
[Chorus]
Oh Father can you hear me now?
I’m breaking every sacred vow
With the whiskey and the word
The loudest cry you never heard
I’m kneeling on this barroom floor
Don’t shut the heavy door
[Hook]
Lord have mercy on my soul
Make this broken spirit whole
Mercy on my soul
Make me whole
[Verse]
Your hands were rough as clay
You worked the life away
Left me with a hollow chest
Never found your rest
Now I wear your old suit jacket
In this lonely racket
[Pre-Chorus]
I feel the brass begin to moan
Standing here all on my own
Chilled right to the bone
Flesh and blood and stone
[Chorus]
Oh Father can you hear me now?
I’m breaking every sacred vow
With the whiskey and the word
The loudest cry you never heard
I’m kneeling on this barroom floor
Don’t shut the heavy door
[Bridge]
Mercy let the brass play loud
Tear apart this heavy cloud
I forgive the way you stayed
I forgive the debts you paid
Lord let the spirit rise
Look me in my tired eyes
[Breakdown]
Slap that bass line slow
Let the bitter feelings go
Down where the waters flow
Watch the garden grow
[Chorus]
Oh Father can you hear me now?
I’m breaking every sacred vow
With the whiskey and the word
The loudest cry you never heard
I’m kneeling on this barroom floor
Don’t shut the heavy door
[Post-Chorus]
Wash away the heavy rain
Break the link inside the chain
Healing all the ancient pain
Nothing left here to explain
Lord it’s running through my vein
I won't call your name in vain
[Outro]