Good Book Bad

He was 17, quarterback on the home team
On the back road and in between his fifth and sixth beer
Then he saw those blue lights and couldn't walk that straight line
His daddy cussed and momma cried when they bailed him out of there
He got in the truck, they said, "You got what you deserve"
Brought him a button-up and drug his butt to church

Said, "Boy, you need the good book bad
All your runnin' around's gotta slow down a little
You're livin' just a little too fast
You gotta meet the Man somewhere in the middle
Sometimes you gotta take a step back, look at you and ask
Who you are down in your heart, you ain't that far off track
It ain't that hard to get back
You just need the good book bad"

He was 28, they thought they were gonna wait
About a week from the due date, he'll never forget
When she woke him up in the dead of the night
Said, "Grab the bag, I think it's time"
And when the rest of his life got there
He looked at the man in the mirror

Said, "Boy, you need the good book bad
All your runnin' around's gotta slow down a little
You're livin' just a little too fast
You gotta meet the Man somewhere in the middle
Sometimes you gotta take a step back, look at you and ask
Who you are down in your heart, you ain't that far off track
It ain't that hard to get back
You just need the good book bad
You just need the good book bad"

Life don't stop and no one's perfect
The straight and narrow throws you curves, and
If you're anything like me
Sometimes all you need

Is the good book bad
When all your runnin' around's gotta slow down a little
You're livin' just a little too fast
You gotta meet the Man somewhere in the middle
Sometimes you gotta take a step back, look at you and ask
Who you are down in your heart, you ain't that far off track
It ain't that hard to get back
You just need the good book bad

Yeah
We all need the good book bad