Miracle Man

Well, the miracle man came to Lousian', selling potions from a jar

He claimed he could cure anything from a fever to a scar

And all the town folk gathered 'round to see

As he cast his spell of wonder over everyone but me

See, the Miracle Man, he was a Dapper Dan

Full of eloquence and grace

And I could tell his charm was working by that look on mama's face

She was buying more than meets the eye

Because she left me and my daddy without even a goodbye

And daddy cried for forty days and forty nights, and so did I

From the emptiness inside

No, I wasn't old enough to understand

Whatever happened to my mama and that miracle man

Well, the years went by and one day I went ridin' into town

I came upon a commotion, there were people gathered 'round

And out in front of Emma Barker's place

Stood the man who stole my mama, and my daddy face to face

My daddy stepped up to him and he drew his 45

And with both hands on that trigger, stuck it right between his eyes

And just when I thought he'd sent him to the grave

Suddenly without a word, he just turned and walked away

And how I tried as we were riding home that night

To figure why my dad would put away his pride

When he knew he had the power in his hands

To put a round of justice in that miracle man

Later on that night, he came and he sat upon my bed

He said, "Son there are some reasons why that demon isn't dead

The good book says you'll reap the seeds you sow

And if you turn the other cheek, you'll find the way the righteous go

If I would have shot him, they'd have put me in a cage

And I wouldn't be around here now to watch you come of age

And an orphaned life can turn a boy to stone

Son I love you far too much to watch you face this world alone"

And in my mind at that moment in my life

I came to find that everything he said was right

For the first time I could truly understand

Why my daddy spared the life of that miracle man

Yes, and now I'm old enough to understand

It was my daddy all along who was the miracle man

(Ooh), he was a miracle man

He was a miracle man (he was a miracle man)

He was a miracle man

He was a miracle man (he was a miracle man, hm)

He was a miracle man (he was a miracle man, ooh)

He was a miracle man