The Lord Loves the Drinkin' man

The Lord loves the drinkin' man He sends honky-tonk angels to the promise land I hear that He can turn water to wine Any man that can do that, well, he's a good friend of mine I've been baptized in beer, I'm here to testify I was speaking in tongues when I came home last night Some folks say I'm livin' in sin, but I know The Lord loves the drinkin' man Yeah, the preacher man, he told me, "Boy, you ain't no good The devil's gonna getcha, better start actin' like you should All the cold beers and bright lights, stayin' out all night The Good Book, it tells me, boy, your soul's gonna burn" My mamma said, "Son, you're headin' down the wrong road They don't let honky-tonkers up in Heaven, I've been told" Don't you worry, mama, I'll see you up in Heaven I've been thinking 'bout it and I've come to this conclusion now The Lord loves the drinkin' man He sends honky-tonk angels to the promise land I hear that He can turn water to wine Any man that can do that, well, he's a good friend of mine I've been baptized in beer, I'm here to testify I was speaking in tongues when I came home last night Some folks say I'm livin' in sin, but I know The Lord loves the drinking man Well, my daddy says, "Son, you're living your life all wrong Lightning's gonna strike you down before too long That Man upstairs, He don't like what you do When you reach those pearly gates, you ain't getting through" Well, I've been thinkin', I've got a brand new plan I'm gonna start a little church down at the Stumble Inn Yeah, that's right, I'm gonna start my own religion We'll be drinkin' and dancin' at the Church of Hank Williams, yeah The Lord loves the drinkin' man He sends honky-tonk angels to the promise land I hear that He can turn water to wine Any man that can do that, well, he's a good friend of mine I've been baptized in beer, I'm here to testify I was speaking in tongues when I came home last night Some folks say I'm livin' in sin, but I know The Lord loves the drinking man Testify The Lord loves the drinkin' man He sends honky-tonk angels to the promise land I hear that He can turn water to wine Any man that can do that, well, he's a good friend of mine I've been baptized in beer, I'm here to testify I was speaking in tongues when I came home last night Some folks say I'm livin' in sin, but I know The Lord loves the drinking man Oh yeah, I know The Lord loves, I hope He does The Lord loves the drinkin' man