Bad Things to Such Good People

My jail shoes on
The well kept cemetery lawn
Both of them weeping
Their one good son now was gone
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

The irony
To see my dad down on his knees
Crying out to Jesus
"But Lord, I've always done what's right"
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

All the while
The good Lord smiled
And looked the other way
Yeah, looked the other way
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

When we were kids
I did my best to make them proud
It just wasn't in me
I could not fly straight to save my life

And all the while
The good Lord smiled
And looked the other way
Yeah, looked the other way

Their big success is now their biggest failure
Their golden child has been dethroned
Their reputation is now in ruin
Their tower to heaven has come tumbling down

All the while
The good Lord smiles
And looks the other way
And looks the other way