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Brother Joe never had a lot
He became a man of God
Started preaching at the church
Down by mile marker 17
He works his days, he works his nights
Spends his time saving lives
When the day ends he goes home
To his beautiful family
His sweet-sweet Valerie
Well, she’s the whole reason
He ever found God in the first place
He thinks back to the first date
He was nervous jumbling his words
Sweating when he tried to flirt
But he’d just never seen a woman
In the world as beautiful as her
She told him all about Jesus
The love He had to give
Few years have passed now
And they’re thinking bout some kids
They popped out a couple few
They sit up in the front pew
Every Sunday when he’s in the pulpit
Spreading gospel to the room
Well, the preacher man he’s so in love
With God his woman his three sons
And every morning when he wakes
He thanks the good Lord up above
This life he lives is more than enough
Sometimes things get tough
But he does it for his Valerie
Who pulled him from the rough, yeah
It was a Sunday night
He was back in his office
He was writing them talking points
For the sermon next week
He was writing ’bout forgiveness
And rolling with the punches
If you catch one on the chin
You just gotta turn the other cheek
His phone started ringing
He was busy singing some old gospel hymn
He learned from sweet-sweet Valerie
He checked who was calling
He knew something was off
When he saw the sheriff’s office
On the caller ID
He picked up the call
And his heart started dropping
He don’t get this way often
But he’s gritting his teeth
Someone broke into the parsonage
The neighbors heard the poppin’
‘Fore the lady finished
He was down on his knees
She told him they caught him
Two broken locks and three little bodies
And his sweet-sweet Valerie
Well the preacher man
He’s got a gun, he don’t wanna hurt no one
But he believed that Jesus needed him
To leave a bullet in a man’s head
He knows that come the risen sun
It’ll all be said and done
He ain’t gonna make it right tonight
If he don’t paint the walls red
He puts the steel to his own head
Two words is all he said
Tears streaming down his cheeks
As he let out a “Jesus wept”
What the hell is all this for?
Lifeless body hits the floor
Soul is headed, home sweet home
To his three boys
And his sweet-sweet Valerie
Oh, his sweet Valerie, oh
Brother Joe never had a lot
He became a man of god
Started preaching at the church
Down by mile marker 17
