[Verse 1] Been runnin’ with the sinners since I was seventeen, Whiskey for my breakfast, hate in my bloodstream. Had a Bible in the glovebox, dust thick as sin, Til the night I hit rock bottom and found my knees again. [Chorus] I buried the ole devil and dug up Jesus again, Laid that bottle down, said goodbye to my friend. Ain’t no halo on me, but I’m tryin’ to make amends, Yeah, I buried the ole devil and dug up Jesus again. [Verse 2] Barroom angels laughed when I said I’d change, Guess they’d seen too many lost souls do the same. But the morning came clean, the smoke rolled away, And I felt a little mercy where the darkness used to stay. [Chorus] I buried the ole devil and dug up Jesus again, Told my demons they ain’t welcome in this skin. Ain’t no preacher boy, just a man on the mend, Yeah, I buried the ole devil and dug up Jesus again. [Bridge] Now I still cuss and I still bleed, But I thank the Lord for what I need. He don’t mind a rough-edged prayer, Long as it’s real, He’s always there. [Final Chorus] I buried the ole devil and dug up Jesus again, Let the angels sing, let the past blow in the wind. Got dirt on my hands, but I’m clean within, Yeah, I buried the ole devil and dug up Jesus again. [Tag] Yeah, the devil had his time — But the good Lord got in.
