First time I felt alive
I was crossing double lines
Dodging bullets in my brother’s car
Driving through the night
Til we saw the morning light
In the bottom of our Mason jar
We were in over our heads
Under the thumb of something
And it’s been the same ever sense
Out of our minds, safe to say we lost it
When we lost our innocence
And we sing hallelujah, hallelujah
Oh we sing hallelujah
Amen, God damn my soul
Next time I felt alive
I had my hand between your thighs
Trying to break out of this Bible belt
With the whisper and a sigh
You told me you were tired of waiting
To feel the love that young lovers felt
We were in over our heads
And the questions started coming
And we learned to hide the consequence
Out of our minds, safe to say we lost it
When we lost our innocence
And we sing hallelujah, hallelujah
Oh we sing hallelujah
Amen, God damn my soul
We started runnin’
First time I saw the light
It was the day my father died
Told me not to cry, he could see the other side
He had one foot in this world, one foot in the Jordan
And he swore that he could feel the sand
One tear in his eye
He said, “Buddy just promise me you’ll try to be a better man.”
And I sang hallelujah, hallelujah
I sang
Amen, God save my soul
Could you save my soul?
Is it too late to save my soul?
And I sang hallelujah, hallelujah
I sang hallelujah
Amen, God could save my soul?
Lauren Brooks 