Is there anyone listnin’ who hadn't thought about quittin’ And runnin’ away Is there anyone here who hadn’t feared What’s comin’ next day Is there anyone who hadn’t felt like a fool And asked yourself what am I gonna do You gotta reach way down Ride those feelin’s out For your family, faith and freedom You work hard to hold onto Do what you gotta do A single mom in the city or a farm in Mississippi Some roads run uphill You make your own breaks and your own mistakes Doin’ what you feel After more than a few walls ran into You tell yourself to hell with the rules You gotta reach way down Ride those feelin’s out For your family, faith and freedom You work hard to hold onto Do what you gotta do Dead tired you wanna stop, don’t wanna go another round But without a second thought, you drop that plow back in the ground You gotta reach way down Ride those feelin’s out For your family, faith and freedom You work hard to hold onto For your family, faith and freedom Make no excuse Do what you gotta do Do what you gotta do
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I called him Lieutenant Dan Purple Heart from Vietnam Agent orange took his left arm Always first on his feet Singin’ “O say can you see” His right hand pressed to his heart And he’d say - Life is learned with blood and sweat Kindness is earned just like respect Grandpa’s quartet was blood, sweat kindness and respect Loved to sing Amazin’ Grace Ev’ry mornin’ at daybreak From his church, his tractor seat Nine o’clock was his bedtime He’d tell grandma we’re all fine Right before he’d fall asleep Life is learned with blood and sweat Kindness is earned just like respect Grandpa’s quartet was blood, sweat kindness and respect I won’t forget all he taught me But laugh how he sang so off key Life is learned with blood and sweat Kindness is earned just like respect Grandpa’s quartet he sang till the Lord said rest With blood, sweat, kindness and respect Blood, sweat, kindness and respect
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Wakin’ up to the loud sound of breathin’ In a shelter full of strangers sleepin’ Twisted up with her mama and sister Wonderin’ if anybody would miss her Too young to understand just what they’re doin’ here She covers up her head to make it disappear Some days you gotta scream I can’t take this anymore Some days you gotta reach Deeper than you have before Don’t hold back, don’t concede, when the Devil laughs say I believe My best is yet to be Flag wavin’ in a Kansas sky breezy Can make freedom look pretty damn easy Somewhere soldiers ‘round a mess hall table Are toastin' friends now flyin' with angels Too young to understand just what they’re doin’ here They raise another glass to make it disappear Some days you gotta scream I can’t take this anymore Some days you gotta reach Deeper than you have before Don’t hold back, don’t concede, when the Devil laughs say I believe My best is yet to be Instrument Break Some days you gotta scream I can’t take this anymore Some days you gotta reach Deeper than you have before Don’t hold back, don’t concede, when the Devil laughs say I believe My best is yet to be My best is yet to be My best is yet to be
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It was evenin’ front porch listnin’ To my elders in my youth And the sound of rain drops drippin’ Off a rusty old tin roof It was the first wish on the first star As the summer sun was droppin’ Little pieces of a life worth watchin’ It was the minute that it hit me That your grandma was the one Just to say the rest was his’try Don’t near cover all we done It was the arguments and make ups All our wins and all our losses Little pieces of a life worth watchin’ It was a gravel road to a fishin’ hole With kids loaded in the back It was the way I sweat praying she’d say yes It don’t get no better than that I pray when I reach those gates The Lord sees what I do often Little pieces of a life worth watchin' That was the last time I was with him We spent hours on that porch It was a special summer evenin' I’m forever thankful for I made a wish upon the first star As the summer sun was droppin’ Little pieces of a life worth watchin’ It was a gravel road to a fishin’ hole With kids loaded in the back It was the way I sweat praying she’d say yes It don’t get no better than that I pray when I reach those gates The Lord sees what I do often Little pieces of a life worth watchin' I pray when I reach those gates The Lord sees what I do often Little pieces of a life worth watchin'
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Hands at two and ten I tightly grip the steering wheel Holdin' an old friend and still remembrin' how it feels Freedom of the road, sixteen years old Just like that, I go back Cause it’s a part of me, it’s the heart of me Shadows in my rear view Mem’ries in the mirror are closer than they appear Every time I swear I hear that old George Strait tune I’m back in her arms singing along with Baby Blue Learnin’ by mistakes, backroads, driveways Just like that, I go back Cause it’s a part of me, it’s the heart of me Shadows in my rear view Mem’ries in the mirror are closer than they appear First kiss - fresh starts - lost friends - broke hearts It’s a part of me, it’s the heart of me Shadows in my rear view Mem’ries in the mirror are closer - so much closer - than they appear
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Jesus I’m a newbie I don’t know how to pray Like that Jimmy Stewart movie I need an angel sent my way You make it pretty clear You’ve got ten firm rules Don’t matter if my rear Sits on a pew or bar stool Your door was standing open So I just walked on in Hit my knees beside your pulpit Started spilling out some sins Sometimes I feel like giving up I’m hoping you can hear my voice Even though I know I make it tough For you to hear me through the noise My mom would be encouraged That I’m finally talking to you Cause You know how much she worries I guess the truth is I do too Your door was standing open So I just walked on in Hit my knees beside your pulpit Started spilling out some sins Sometimes I feel like giving up I’m hoping you can hear my voice Even though I know I make it tough For you to hear me through the noise Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok my head’s a blur In a world that never disconnects the only thing that did was her Your door was standing open So I just walked on in Hit my knees beside your pulpit Started spilling out some sins Sometimes I feel like giving up I’m hoping you can hear my voice Even though I know I make it tough For you to hear me through the noise
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ROLL ME OUT THE BACK DOOR MAMA ® 2024 Marvin Adcock Born in Louisiana in the heart of New Orleans. Raised up on the river by a dark eyed cajun queen. I never used to have no fun, never used to get turned on. Till I felt that rock and roll those southern boys put in my soul I'd wait until the sun goes down. Grab my boots and hit the town, and get blown away. Roll me out the backdoor mama. Don't put salt on my tail. Roll me out the back door mama. Don't put salt on my tail. Life is made to scream and holler. Tonight your son's gonna wail. Quit my job and sold my home, and left for Nashville all alone. Stuffed my cloths inside a pack, and all I owned was on my back. Met a man down on his luck, bought his run down pick up truck. Wrote this song along the way, and dreamed about that Opry stage. I'd wait until the sun goes down. Grab my boots and hit the town, and get blown away. Roll me out the backdoor mama. Don't put salt on my tail. Roll me out the back door mama. Don't put salt on my tail. Life is made to scream and holler. Tonight your son's gonna wail. Roll me out the backdoor mama. Don't put salt on my tail. Roll me out the back door mama. Don't put salt on my tail. Life is made to scream and holler. Tonight your son's gonna wail.
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A lovin’ kiss in the mornin’ Like a thousand times before With big blue eyes she’d stand there lookin’ Up at me I love you she’d whisper As I was walkin’ out the door And Lord she’d really mean it I could see Sometimes I’d call her Knowin’ she’d be busy She’d just say I miss you When you comin’ home. And after years of tryin’ She came runnin’ into me. Said we’re gonna have a baby Of our own. She was in her second month When the doctor found the cancer Said we caught it soon enough But we’re gonna need an answer Cause the treatment it will take Could kill the embryo She didn’t even hesitate She just said no That baby girl became your mama A story grandpa told me At least a dozen times When I’d sit with him Oh Lord since we’re talkin’ My grandma’s still doin’ fine So I wanna thank you for that blessin’ Amen
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