This old town ainât meant for ramblinâ
This old town has got me still
I pray to god Iâll find another
On my life I know I will
Once I spent my 40 days and nights under the desertâs gaze
Even I could find trouble all the while
Took too much to drinking and those lonely night left a-thinking
Even I could hear that desert wind sigh
I prayed to god to save my life
Chorus:
Once I knew a preacher man Preached the bible hand in hand
All that he knew had done been used
He left one night in the quiet town an old man lost and another found
Now thereâs nothing left for him to loose
He prayed to god to help him choose
Chorus:
You know I had a girl one-night hold me sayinâ things were right
And took me to a place Iâve never been
She told me things Iâd never heard about the way the world had turned
As I awoke to a full moon on the rise
I prayed to God to save my life