A Bible And A Bus Ticket Home

<br>(Craig Wiseman/James Dean Hicks)<br><br>Mamma`s tears fell so easy <br>Daddy`s handshake was strong<br>Then I climbed aboard that Greyhound<br>Eighteen and glad to be gone<br><br>Took a rented room on broadway<br>As I unpacked everything I owed<br>I found a note my mamma left me <br>With a Bible and a bus ticket home (It said)<br> <br>One will get you where you`re going<br>When you haven`t got a prayer<br>And one will bring you back son<br>If you`re dreams ain`t waiting there<br>You`re out on your own now<br>We won`t be there to fall back on<br>But you know we`re never farther <br>Than a Bible and a bus ticket home.<br><br>The years have come and gone and taken<br>The only things in life I ever counted on<br>But I`m going back tomorrow<br>To lay flowers on their stone.<br><br>I can almost hear my mamma calling<br>Saying son come back where you belong<br>You`ve got all you need to get here<br>A Bible and a bus ticket home<br><br>One will get you where you`re going<br>When you haven`t got a prayer<br>And one will bring you back son<br>If you`re dreams ain`t waiting there<br>You`re out on your own now<br>We won`t be there to fall back on<br>But you know we`re never farther <br>Than a Bible and a bus ticket home.