Karaoké Brother Joe Ole 60

Brother Joe never had a lot

He became a man of God

Started preachin' at the church down by mile marker seventeen

He works his days

He works his nights

Spends his time savin' 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

Jumblin' his words

Sweatin' when he tried to flirt

He'd just never seen a woman in the world as beautiful as her

She told him all about Jesus and the love He had to give

Few years have passed now and they're thinkin' 'bout some kids

They popped out a couple few

They sit up in the front pew

Every Sunday mornin' when he's in the pulpit spreadin' gospel to the room

Well preacher man he's so in love with God, his woman his three sons

And every mornin' 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 writin' them talkin' points for the sermon next week

He was writin' 'bout forgiveness and rollin' with the punches

If you catch one on the chin you just gotta turn the other cheek

Phone started ringin'

He was busy singin' some old gospel hymn he learned from sweet, sweet Valerie

He checked who was callin'

He knew somethin' was off when he saw the sheriff's office on the caller ID

He picked up the call and his heart started droppin'

He don't get this way often but he's grittin' his teeth

Someone broke into the parsonage

The neighbors heard the poppin'

Before the lady finished he was down on his knees

She told him they caught him

Two broken locks and tree 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 streamin' down his cheeks as he let out a Jesus wept

What the hell was 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 oh

Brother Joe never had a lot

He became a man of God

Started preachin' at the church down by mile marker seventeen