Bended knee
  Nine years old
  Waitin' for...
  Just one word!
    I was thinkin' of all the things
  My daddy told me of
  Sin and salvation and
  Manhood and dignity...
    All that time
  In the dark
  Just one word...
  Backslider!
    I remember the day I stepped
  Into the water
  My daddy held me in his hands
  And pushed my head under
  And said...
    Son I am
  So proud.
  Just one word...
  Backslider!
    Well I opened my eyes
  And my daddy held me in his hands
  I looked up through the water
  And thought I saw Jesus, and then...
    Well I threw up my hands!
  And I heard, Amen!
  And I prayed, sweet Jesus
  Don't let me become a backslider!