[Verse 1] I was born where the fence line bends With a fist full of rain and a name like sin Mama kept a Bible by the frying pan Daddy kept a blade in a work-worn hand I learned quick how the hard men fall How a cracked dirt road can swallow all But out past the pride and the bad luck pile I heard Your name in a busted wild [Pre-Chorus] When my boots hit the gravel When my face hit the floor I found out real love Don’t kick down the door [Chorus] God, You don’t quit on me God, You don’t quit on me When the black dog bites And my hands won’t be clean God, You don’t quit on me God, You don’t quit on me You pull me out Like a chain from the stream [Verse 2] I’ve slept in a truck with a dead gas tank Had a stolen heart and a whiskey rank Fought my shadow in a county jail Swore I was fine with a hardened face Then You came down in a thunder hush In a half-lit room where the air stood up Not with a crown, not with a show Just enough fire to make me know [Pre-Chorus] When the night got taller And the truth got loud You didn’t look away You came through the crowd [Chorus] God, You don’t quit on me God, You don’t quit on me When the black dog bites And my hands won’t be clean God, You don’t quit on me God, You don’t quit on me You pull me out Like a chain from the stream [Bridge] So let the judge keep his papers Let the devil keep score I’ve been marked by mercy And I’m standing for more If I’m cracked, You mend me If I’m lost, You lead You don’t need my greatness Just my busted need [Final Chorus] God, You don’t quit on me God, You don’t quit on me When the black dog bites And my hands won’t be clean God, You don’t quit on me God, You don’t quit on me You pull me out Like a chain from the stream God, You don’t quit on me God, You don’t quit on me Amen on my tongue And a flame in my teeth
