I Came Here To Live

I grew up in a town where tough was a cigarette
 And a souped up car on a county road
 Nothin' much to do back then
 So we'd make bets
 On how much drink a guy could hold
 And I held my own
 Learn to hold my own
 Daddy works some dead-end job at the concrete plant
 Mama taught the Sunday bible class
 For eighteen years I remember thinkin'
 There was more to life than that
 So I ran the streets to beat the Devil
 Goin' just as fast as I could fly
 'Cause I came here to live
 I didn't come here to die
 Mama used to wait for me with the porch light on
 Worried about her little boy 'til I got home
 Daddy he'd say listen son
 But back then there wasn't much
 That I didn't already know
 I reckon I was doing close to 80
 When I felt the tire slip out from under me
 And I never set out lookin' for Jesus
 So I guess Jesus come lookin' for me
 And He found me upset down in a ditch
 Smokin' gas in my eyes
 And He said son you came here to live
 You didn't come here to die
 Sunday morning I got up and I went to church
 That summer I got a job and I went to work
 Met a girl in town put some money down
 On a little house with a yard
 Our little boy was due in September
 But he came early in July
 For eighteen days all I remember
 Was settin' there at his side
 Sayin' son open up your eyes
 Just open up your eyes
 'Cause you came here to live
 You didn't come here to die
 Son you came here to live