The Rock Of My Soul Lyrics - Houston Kid - Rodney Crowell

The rock of my soul went to church on Sunday 

The rock of my soul went to work on Monday 

Clean across the levy by the railroad tracks 

The other side of Houston in a two room shack 

Sweeping out confetti from a third grade classroom 

The rock of my soul pushed a dust mop broom 

The rock of my soul didn't have much luck 

He came to town grinnin' on a flat bed truck 

The rock of my soul didn't have much charm 

With the lack of education on a red dirt farm 

And he was fond of disappearing on an eight day drunk 

Coming home smelling like a low down skunk 

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And he said 

I do like I say 

Not like I do and you might make me proud 

Another Houston Kid 

On a downhill skid for crying out loud 

I'm a first hand witness to an age old crime 

A man who hits a woman isn't worth a dime 

5, 6, 7, 8, 9 years old 

That's what I remember about the rock of my soul 

I told him I would kill him if he did not stop it 

But the rock of my soul just would not drop it 

I learned to lie like dirt 

I could steal your shirt and talk with a gun 

Another Houston Kid 

On a downhill skid like father like son 

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Now I got out of prison 'bout a year ago 

Seven long years really went by slow 

I didn't kill my daddy but my momma tried 

She shot him with a pistol and he like to a died 

I'm on probation living straight and true 

And there's every indication that the past is through 

That's all I know 

'Bout the rock of my soul