Colin Cutler - Parker's Back

Parker’s Back

Verse
I’ve been running from the name my mama gave me as a child.
She wanted her a godly boy, didn’t know that god was wild.
She tried to drag me to revival, so I ran off to the fleet,
They stuck me full of pins and needles, they’re still itching in my feet.
The Navy and my mama were the only ones who knew
Till something burning deep inside made me tell it straight to you.

Chorus
Obadiah Elihu’s my name.
I’ve been running from it all my life
And I guess that it’s a shame,
But this restless heart,
it takes attentive loving just to tame,
And Obadiah Elihu’s my name.

Verse
You look at me as happy as a cat that’s stepped in *****,
I can’t help it if the highway promised it would scratch my itch.
I don’t even like your cooking—girl, you'd burn up butter beans,
You’re so damn** busy praying, you forgot the pork in the collard greens.
Somehow I married you, though I’d almost rather die,
All I get are words like icepicks, they’re still sticking in my side.

Chorus

Verse
Well, we never promised heaven, but this house is cold as hell;
How can you love your neighbor, if you don’t love yourself.
I do confess that I love drinking, cigarettes, and sin,
I got the image of the living God tattooed into my skin.
But you beat him when you saw him, till it burst my brittle heart,
His eyes were like a burning light, you’d rather love me in the dark.

Chorus 2
Obadiah Elihu’s my name.
I’ve been running from it all my life,
And I guess that it’s a shame,
But it sure caught my attention,
when that tree went up in flames.
And Obadiah Elihu’s my name.