I Found A Man Lyrics - Porter Wagoner

It was on a Sunday morning when I found him standing all alone starin' into space 

He looked like a man had lived a hard life and the hurt of it showed on his face 

Hunger for food showed through his loose clothes 

That you could tell were once tailored to fit 

And a distant look was in his eyes as though he'd just seen hell's fiery pits 

When I first spoke to him it seemed like he didn't hear a sound 

And I stood there for a minute and thought he might be deaf 

But then he turned around 

And acted like he wanted to say something but couldn't speak 

So I took him by the arm and said would you like to talk to me 

In his humble voice so shaky soft and low 

Said you look like an old friend of mine someone from long long ago 

Then he said I've been thinkin' a lot about a little place not too far away from here 

Where they sing and pray and they say God will answer prayers 

But I can't seem to find it by myself would you walk with me over there 

Then I choked the tears back before I could say a word 

Then the church bells started ringin' the prettiest I ever heard 

And as we walked toward the church house we'd stop along the way 

And just listen to the church bells ring out God's holy day 

And as we walked into that sacred place 

I felt I was all alone with God but my friend had gone away 

And then as I knelt down to pray it was all so plain to see 

That the friend that I'd been talkin' to was my own soul inside of me 

And for the first time I found myself inside myself with God's helping hand 

The Master of the Universe thank you for finding this man (Amen)