That Old King James

Song That Old King James
Artist Scotty McCreery
Album Clear As Day

Lyrics

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[00:13.02] Preacher gave it to him when he was eight
[00:17.02] That Sunday morning he got saved in that little church
[00:24.75] Grandaddy totted it to Bible school
[00:28.59] I bet back then it looked brand new, not a faded word
[00:35.93] Now the cover's torn and the leather's worn... on that Old King James
[00:44.64] He took it with him overseas, England, France and Germany
[00:50.86] Right there in the middle of hell
[00:56.64] Said he read it every night, he swore that it'd saved his life
[01:02.34] His only hope when there was no hope left
[01:07.23] Was in that Old King James
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[01:22.92] Passed it down to Momma on the day he died
[01:27.32] Sat there for the longest time just gathering the dust
[01:34.00] But when life would take a sharp turn every now and then
[01:38.81] And she would just start missing him, I'd see her pick it up
[01:45.83] Now the cover's torn and the leather's worn.... on that Old King James
[01:54.59] You'll find on every other page, yellow lines or tear drop stains
[02:00.86] Every chapter of that good book
[02:05.95] Been through cancer, war and crazy kids, all the stupids things I did
[02:12.53] I may never know the toll I took... on her and that Old King James
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[02:48.53] Yeah I'm the one who's got it now
[02:51.35] She said read it when you're feeling down and I said Yes Ma'am
[02:58.74] Now the cover's torn and the leather's worn... on that Old King James.