Eric Church - Lightning Lyrics

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These four walls of Farnworth 
Are closin' in on me 
My final meal is over
They're gonna to set me free
I can feel the fires a burnin'
As the devil guards my door
I hit my knees in search of Jesus 
On a cold jailhouse floor 

Lord now I'm singin' 
Get me out of here 
I see the preacher's eyes 
As my daughter cries 
When they strap me in this chair 
Lord I hope she forgives me 
For livin' my life this way 
Tonight I'll ride the lightning
To my final judgement day

Every life owes a death
That's what the Bible says
I owe mine to this state
For shootin' that boy to death
A liquor store attendant
He was reachin' for his gun
Now his mama sits there smilin'
As the boss yells, Roll on one 

And now I'm singin' 
Get me out of here 
I see the preacher's eyes 
As my daugher cries 
When they strap me in this chair 
Lord I hope she forgives me 
For leavin' her this way 
Tonight I'll ride the lightning
To my final resting place 

A hungry blue-eyed baby cryin' 
Made me rob that store 
And as that boy lay there dyin' 
I dropped my pistol on the floor 
Yeah I'd take it all back 
But there's nothin' I can do 
They've covered my face
And the order's gone through
As the boss yells, Roll on two

Now I'm flyin' up and out of here
I close my eyes and slowly rise
Let my body leave this chair
Lord I hope you forgive me
For livin' my life this way 
Tonight I ride the lightning 
To my final judgement day

These four walls of Farnworth 
Are closin' in on me

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lyrics submitted by Sydney on 25-05-2007
lyrics corrected on 16-08-2008