Sweet hereafter
Oh, when I left my mama's homeLeft her for dead when I left her all aloneThe whores they won't let me be at nightThey can't replace the warmth I need tonightBecause I'm cold, cold as hell
The Lord, He don't wait for me at nightHe knows what I've done is wrong and it ain't rightThe devil awaits me with open armsAnd he sways me with his wiles and with his charmsI'm holding on when there's nothing left to hold onto
Hold on to the sweet hereafter
The fountain from where I drank from as a childWhen I was young I was bored and I was wildSince then I have grown into a manAnd I know that I can always standBut I'm wrong, I'm still a child
Hold on to the sweet hereafterHold on to the sweet hereafter