Lyrics
I was five years old
I experienced a significant event when I was five years old.
They came and took my daddy away
My father was taken away by someone or something.
Momma said he'll be back home a year from today
My mother assured me that he would return home a year later.
I know you're young but I hope you understand
Despite my young age, I hope you understand the gravity of the situation.
These are the kind of things that happen to a man
These challenging experiences are part of a man's life.
I see her talkin' but I can't hear nothin'
I see someone talking, but I cannot hear their words.
Sweet salvation cover me
Seeking comfort and redemption, cover me.
Take me where I long to be
Take me to the place I yearn for.
Pick me up and carry me
Lift me up and carry me.
Oh I need your love
I need your love.
It's such a long way home
The journey back home is emotionally challenging and lengthy.
Even though I fall sometimes
Despite facing difficulties, I sometimes stumble.
Nothin' here can change my mind
Nothing in this current situation can change my convictions.
Lord I need your love
I need your love, Lord.
It's such a long way home
The path back home remains a considerable distance.
Daddy cried
My father expressed his emotions through tears.
Boy you'd better come home right now
He urgently instructed me to come home immediately.
Momma's gone
My mother is no longer present; an illness claimed her.
Sickness took her down
Despite my youth, I understand the gravity of the situation.
I know you're young
These are the kinds of challenges that befall a man.
But I hope you understand
I see him talking, but I don't hear anything.
These are the kind of things that happen to a man
Searching for answers, but I can't perceive them.
I see him talkin' but I don't hear nothin'
I touch fear, but I feel nothing.
Lookin' round but I can't see
Seeking salvation, cover me.
I touch fear but I feel nothin'
Sweet salvation cover me
All the pain is trapped inside me.
All this pain locked up inside of me
I recognize your pain, and I genuinely understand.
On my knees I prayed you'd set me free
I held your pain when I matured into a man.
I know you hurt
Communicate with me so that I can hear something.
But I really do understand
Direct my gaze so I can see.
I'm the one who held your pain when I became a man
You touch fear, and I feel something.
Speak to me so I hear something
Seeking salvation, cover me.
Turn my eyes so I can see
You touch fear and I feel something
-Sweet salvation cover me
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