DAMillerTime - What I've Taken Twice Lyrics

And Jesus said to him,
"Today salvation has come to this house,
Since he also is a son of Abraham.
For the Son of Man came
To seek and to save the lost."
He rode in slow on a bay gone lean,
Saddlebags heavy with more than books.
The street was thick with smoke and eyes,
Boomtown watched as the silence broke.
He spoke with the weight of storm-worn skies,
And even the wild ones stopped their drink.
The dealer sat in a room of noise,
Cards in hand, watching from the shade.
He'd sold his truth for whiskey chips,
Kept company with women unpaid debts.
But something in that preacher's tone
Cut deeper than a loaded gun.
He climbed the roof-boots on tin-
Trying to see above the crowd.
Ash on his coat, heart half gone,
The words below rang clear and loud.
Not sure what grace looked like,
But it found him there, staring down.
He came down fast, through swinging doors,
Kicked the legs from every game.
Looked at the barkeep, then the girls,
Said, "I'm done. It's not the same.
I'll give away what I've taken twice,
And make right the lies I've told."
He climbed the roof a half-wrecked soul,
Didn't plan to leave it behind.
He met a truth that cut through gold,
And left the rest to rot in time.
From rooftops to the dusty street,
Something holy broke him clean.
There was no fire from the sky,
No voice like thunder in the hills.
Just a man stepping down from pride,
And a preacher watching still.
He tipped his hat, turned to go-
Left behind a man made whole.
He climbed the roof for something more,
And found the truth he couldn't buy.
Now the tables sit in silence,
And the barroom lights don't shine.
He walks these streets with open hands,
Where he once ruled with clenched fists tight.
Yeah, a a gambler man callin to the fold