He laid 'em both out on the bed so he could take a look
At those six blued steel chambers & Mr. Gideon's Book
The more he drank, the more his head got filled with doubt
One's a harder road, One's the Easy Out
Pre-Chorus
The Devil on his shoulder said, "Just go ahead"
But the Angel in the room said, "You ain't through here yet"
Chorus
And the tickin' of the clock pounds like a drum when you're flirtin' with the trigger to Kingdom Come
And you wouldn't want your mama to see you this way or the preacher that put you under water that day
One hand holds the key to life, the other holds the darkest light
And the fool between 'em thinks he has to pick one, the bible or the gun
Solo
verse 2
He was drifting through the pages of his past regrets
'Til he stumbled on the part about "The Valley of the Shadow of Death"
And he felt as old as time, but he felt brand new
When he drowned that Smith & Wesson at the bottom of the Motel pool
Chorus
And the tickin' of the clock pounds like a drum when you're flirtin' with the trigger to Kingdom Come
And you wouldn't want your mama to see you this way or the preacher that put you under water that day
One hand holds the key to life, the other holds the darkest light
And the fool between 'em thinks he has to pick one, the bible or the gun
Bridge
Walkin' On Water, Back In Galilee
Don't mean near as much to him as the Miracle in Room 23, yeah
Solo
Chorus
Yeah, he walked through the darkest night and he washed his sins in the morning light
He's thankful for each & every breath that comes
He looks back on the battle that God won between the bible and the gun
Outro