Barbed Wire Halo (Live)-Aaron Watson

[00:00.000] 作曲 : Lowry, Watson [00:01.13]Barbed Wire Halo [00:10.70]Well God bless Texas [00:12.20] [00:13.40]And Deakon Shackleford [00:15.59] [00:16.34]He read the bible seven times [00:18.58] [00:19.45]And he believed every word [00:21.39] [00:22.39]That ol' beat up leather book had been through it all [00:27.79] [00:28.54]He sat on the back pew so he could chew him a chaw [00:34.65]Singing [00:34.96]"Amazing Grace [00:36.34] [00:37.27]How sweet the sound" [00:40.83] [00:41.70]That saved a wrech like me [00:45.32] [00:47.63]He carried candy for the kids in his Sunday dress coat [00:53.43] [00:54.00]He'd take me fishin' after church [00:56.56] [00:57.24]And taught me things I needed to know [01:00.08]No, Deakon didn't have a family [01:02.76] [01:03.64]Lord knows he wished he did [01:06.57]He told the whole congregation that I was his grandkid [01:11.68] [01:12.56]And today he joined up with Jesus [01:15.43] [01:16.18]Wearing shiny pearl snaps [01:18.42] [01:19.17]We sang a few gospel hymns [01:21.48] [01:22.04]And then the soldier played taps [01:24.69] [01:25.26]I bet he's walkin' with Pete down the street paved with gold [01:31.09] [01:31.78]Showin' off his brand spanking new wings [01:35.83] [01:37.02]And his barbed wire halo [01:38.77] [01:39.51]He married sweet Emma Grace before the war was through [01:50.43] [01:51.12]She held his right arm next to his anchor tatoo [01:55.80] [01:56.74]He was on a ship off at sea when she died in child birth [02:02.73] [02:03.85]He lost his whole world from the far side of the earth [02:09.09] [02:10.28]He lost the will to love [02:12.62] [02:13.37]He lost the will to live [02:15.55] [02:16.42]Until he met a man who taught him to forgive [02:21.29] [02:22.04]Yeah life took him to hell and back [02:25.54]To hell and back a time or two [02:28.03] [02:28.59]But in the end he beat the devil until he was black and blue [02:34.10] [02:34.60]Singing [02:35.54]"I once was lost [02:37.03]But now I'm found [02:39.03] [02:41.22]Was blind [02:42.44] [02:43.57]But now I see" [02:45.32] [02:47.38]And today he joined up with Jesus [02:50.25] [02:50.94]Wearing shiny pearl snaps [02:53.87]We sang a few gospel hymns [02:56.19] [02:57.00]And then the soldier played taps [02:59.37] [03:00.06]I bet he's walkin' with Pete down the street paved with gold [03:05.81] [03:06.48]Showin' off his brand spanking new wings [03:10.42] [03:11.54]And his barbed wire halo [03:13.29] [03:15.97]Before he went he made me promise him that I wouldn't cry [03:21.77] [03:22.52]And though I told him that I wouldn't I couldn't help but lie [03:27.58] [03:29.32]Cause today he joined up with Jesus [03:33.13]Wearing shiny pearl snaps [03:34.27] [03:34.96]We sang a few gospel hymns [03:37.22] [03:37.78]And then the soldier played taps [03:40.15] [03:41.21]I bet he's walking with Pete down the street paved with gold [03:46.64] [03:48.07]As sure as the old church bell still rings [03:51.69] [03:53.90]He always said he had country in his soul [03:57.64] [04:00.32]He's showing off his brand spanking new wings [04:04.06] [04:05.19]And his barbed wire halo [04:07.00] [04:07.56]Sweet chariots coming forth to carry me home [04:18.73] [04:21.14]