The Lord Loves The Drinkin' Man

(album: Savin' The Honky Tonk - 2004)

The Lord loves the drinking man.
He sends honky-tonk angels to the Promised Land,
I hear that he can turn water to wine.
Any man that can do that, oh he's 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 living in sin,
But I know the Lord loves the drinking man.

Well, the preacher man, he told me: "Boy you ain't no good.
"Devil's gonna getcha, best start acting like you should.
"All the cold beer and bright lights, staying out all night:
"Good Book, it tells me, boy, your soul's gonna burn."
Momma said: "Son, you're heading down the wrong road.
"They don't let honky-tonkers up in Heaven, I've been told."
Don't you worry, Momma, 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 drinking man.
He sends honky-tonk angels to the Promised Land,
I hear that he can turn water to wine.
Any man that can do that, oh he's 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 living in sin,
But I know the Lord loves the drinking man.

Well, my Daddy said: "Son you're living your life all wrong.
"Lightins 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 thinking, 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 drinking and dancing at the church of Hank Williams, yeah.

The Lord loves the drinking man.
He sends honky-tonk angels to the Promised Land,
I hear that he can turn water to wine.
Any man that can do that, oh, he's 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 living in sin,
But I know the Lord loves the drinking man.
Yeah, he does.

The Lord loves the drinking man.
He sends honky-tonk angels to the Promised Land,
I hear that he can turn water to wine.
Well, any man that can do that, oh, he's 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 living in sin,
But I know the Lord loves;
I hope he does:
The Lord loves the drinking man.