Old Purple Tin [9% of Pure Heaven]
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I lived with my momma
Till I was sixteen
Old time religion
Sweetest of dreams
And now that I'm aging
And conscience is dim
In my left hand, the Bible
In my right hand, an old purple tin
I went to the doctor
Cause I was unwell
He said "My boy, you are shot to hell"
"I'm gonna write you a prescription
For some pure heroin"
But I traded that sucker
For a six pack of that old purple tin
The old purple tin
The old purple tin
It's sweet testament, Lord
To the state that I'm in
I have drunk it all day
I have drunk it all night
The old purple tin, oh Lord
Lights up my life
I am in prison
The light never shines
I can't see my Bible
So dark is the night
I'm waiting for letters
That never get sent
All my brothers and sisters
On the corner with that old purple tin
The old purple tin
The old purple tin
It's sweet testament, Lord
To the state that I'm in
I have drunk it all day
I have drunk it all night
The old purple tin, oh Lord
Lights up my life
Lights up my life
Lights up my life
Lights up my life