Good Book Bad

He was 17, quarterback on the home team

On the back road and in between his fifth and sixth beer

Then he saw those blue lights and couldn't walk that straight line

His daddy cussed and momma cried when they bailed him out of there

He got in the truck, they said, "You got what you deserve"

Brought him a button-up and drug his butt to church

Said, "Boy, you need the good book bad

All your runnin' around's gotta slow down a little

You're livin' just a little too fast

You gotta meet the Man somewhere in the middle

Sometimes you gotta take a step back, look at you and ask

Who you are down in your heart, you ain't that far off track

It ain't that hard to get back

You just need the good book bad"

He was 28, they thought they were gonna wait

About a week from the due date, he'll never forget

When she woke him up in the dead of the night

Said, "Grab the bag, I think it's time"

And when the rest of his life got there

He looked at the man in the mirror

Said, "Boy, you need the good book bad

All your runnin' around's gotta slow down a little

You're livin' just a little too fast

You gotta meet the Man somewhere in the middle

Sometimes you gotta take a step back, look at you and ask

Who you are down in your heart, you ain't that far off track

It ain't that hard to get back

You just need the good book bad

You just need the good book bad"

Life don't stop and no one's perfect

The straight and narrow throws you curves, and

If you're anything like me

Sometimes all you need

Is the good book bad

When all your runnin' around's gotta slow down a little

You're livin' just a little too fast

You gotta meet the Man somewhere in the middle

Sometimes you gotta take a step back, look at you and ask

Who you are down in your heart, you ain't that far off track

It ain't that hard to get back

You just need the good book bad

Yeah

We all need the good book bad