Wasn't Written in the Bible

[Verse 1] I was raised on Red-letter truth Sunday coat And polished shoes Mama prayed Daddy stood Taught me wrong And taught me good [Pre-Chorus] I knew the road I ought to take Till one soft smile Made my hands shake [Chorus 1] Wasn’t written in the Bible How a heart can lose its place How mercy sometimes finds you In an unexpected face I searched every page For what I ought to do But it wasn’t written in the Bible What she wrote to me in blue [Verse 2] She didn’t talk Like church folks do Had tired eyes And hard-won truth She said, “Some men Hide too well You don’t have to Save yourself” [Pre-Chorus] I tried to laugh I tried to leave But that little note Stayed under me [Chorus 2] Wasn’t written in the Bible How a night can turn around How a man can hear an answer Without a holy sound I searched every page For what I ought to do But it wasn’t written in the Bible What she wrote to me in blue [Bridge] I ain’t callin’ sin holy I ain’t callin’ wrong right I’m just sayin’ grace can find you In a barroom light Some words come from heaven Some come folded in two On a napkin by a glass In a little line of blue [Final Chorus] Wasn’t written in the Bible How a man can start again How a stranger at a table Can feel like an old amen I searched every page For the man I used to be But it wasn’t written in the Bible What she wrote there for me No, it wasn’t written in the Bible What she wrote to me in blue [Outro] Just one line in blue And it got through