Forward

I turn and twist the key from off the ring

Set it on the table at the spot where I would eat

Gather up the rest of all my things

Every time I fall, Lord, I find a way forward

Tires split the gravel, throwin’ dust

“Daddy, I knew you’d come if we waited long enough

The cake is gone and mama’s cleaning up”

Every time I fall, Lord, I find a way forward

Darlin, won’t ya wait out in the car

Me and mama gotta talk a little heart to heart

How’d I ever let it fall apart?

Every time I fall, Lord, I find a way forward

Her little face pressed against the glass

Watched the cops haul me out and throw me on my ass

Screamin, “Please, don’t hurt my dad!”

Every time I fall, Lord, I find a way forward

Yelling at her lawyer, at the judge

“Give her all the money, give her all the stuff,

Don’t take my little girl, that’s too much!”

Every time I fall, Lord, I find a way forward

Every time I fall, Lord, I find a way forward

Baby, I can’t make it into town

Even if I could, I ain’t sure if I’m allowed

But Daddy loves ya, don’t let it get ya down

Cause every time we fall, Lord, we find a way forward

Nothin’ left but a little bit of dust

I rub it on my gums and I watch the baggie flush

No one thought I’d ever amount to much

But every time I fall, Lord, I find a way forward

Every time I fall, Lord, I find a way forward