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I made my slow way home
Limping on broken bones
Out of the thickest pine
Across the county lines
On to your wooden stairs
I know you can repair
I know you've seen the light
I know you'll get me right
Right
Right
Right
I own a sinners heart
I know the rain falls hard
I know the currency
I know the things you'll need
I hope he hears my prayers
I see you cut your hair
I know the saving type
I know you'll get me right
Right
Right
Right
But, Jesus I've fallen
I don't mind the rain if
I meet my maker
I'll meet my maker clean
But, Jesus the truth is
I've struggled so hard to believe
I'll meet my maker
I'll need my maker
To cure of my doubting blood
And drain me of the sins I love
And take from me my disbelief
I know it should come easily
But it remains inside of me
It battles and devours me
It cuddles up the side of me
And whispers it convinces me I'm
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
Limping on broken bones
Out of the thickest pine
Across the county lines
On to your wooden stairs
I know you can repair
I know you've seen the light
I know you'll get me right
Right
Right
Right
I own a sinners heart
I know the rain falls hard
I know the currency
I know the things you'll need
I hope he hears my prayers
I see you cut your hair
I know the saving type
I know you'll get me right
Right
Right
Right
But, Jesus I've fallen
I don't mind the rain if
I meet my maker
I'll meet my maker clean
But, Jesus the truth is
I've struggled so hard to believe
I'll meet my maker
I'll need my maker
To cure of my doubting blood
And drain me of the sins I love
And take from me my disbelief
I know it should come easily
But it remains inside of me
It battles and devours me
It cuddles up the side of me
And whispers it convinces me I'm
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
Right
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I can relate, especially to the last verse, because when I got into recovery I struggled so much with the 'Higher Power' concept and it held me back for so long. Clearly that verse is about a struggle between his belief in a HP and his disease of addiction.
"I made my slow way home
Limpin' on broken bones
Out of the thickest pine
Onto the county lines
Onto your wooden stairs
I know you can repair
I know you've seen the light
I know you'll get me right
Right"
- Great imagery for coming out of active addiction. I heard it described once as the "thick forests of addiction, where one can easily lose ones way between all the trees and be completely lost". Clearly he is 'crawling' back to someone in recovery, who has 'seen the light' and will help him overcome this addiction.
"I own a sinner's heart
I know the rain falls hard
I know the currency
I know the things you'll need
I hope He hears my prayers
I see you cut your hair
I know the saving type
I know you get me right
Right"
- Again talking about active addiction with his 'sinners heart'. I think currency and things you'll need are references to the 'ways and means' to get drugs. Currency as a literal reference- $. And 'things youll need' - drug paraphernalia. I won't go into further detail lest I upset someone. He starts to talk about his struggle with his Higher Power "I hope he hears my prayers" and then goes back to his 'friend' in the program who will 'get him right'
"Oh Jesus, I've fallen
I don't mind the rain if
I meet my maker, I meet my maker clean,
but Jesus, the truth is
i've struggled so hard to believe
i'll meet my maker, i need my maker"
"I'll meet my maker CLEAN" - Narcotics Anonymous uses the word 'CLEAN' to describe abstinence from all drugs including alcohol, as opposed to just 'sober' (abstinence from alcohol only). He is struggling with his belief in a Higher Power, but the program requires he surrender to something in order to stay clean.
"And drain me of the sins i love
Take from me my disbelief
I know it should come easily
But it remains inside of me
It battles and devours me
It cuddles up beside of me
In whispers, it convinces me
I'm
Right"
I think this verse is clearly about fighting your own addiction. The imagery describes so well the battle that takes place inside an addicts mind when you try to stop using that I can't believe it's about anything else.
Just For Today - Clean Since December 10th, 2008.
"cuddles". The currency means the price to pay for this, that is, the life and blood of Christ. The things God needs are asking for forgiveness for these sins and asking Him to be personal Lord and Savior. These are the things that gets him right with God. "Cut your hair" pictures God's humanity. "To meet his Maker clean" means he becomes acceptable to God, he is drained from the taints of sins! All the while, he is struggling to believe, doubting, has disbelief; but God only needs enough faith from us to call to Him, just as the person here did, already God convinces us that we are right.
Limpin' on broken bones
Out of the thickest pine
Onto the county lines
Onto your wooden stairs
I know you can repair
I know you've seen the light
I know you'll get me right
Right
I own a sinner's heart
I know the rain falls hard
I know the currency
I know the things you'll need
I hope He hears my prayers
I see you cut your hair
I know the saving type
I know you get me right
Right
Oh Jesus, I've fallen
I don't mind the rain if
I meet my maker, I meet my maker clean,
but Jesus, the truth is
i've struggled so hard to believe
i'll meet my maker, i need my maker
To cure me of my doubting blood
And drain me of the sins i love
Take from me my disbelief
I know it should come easily
But it remains inside of me
It battles and devours me
It cuddles up beside of me
In whispers, it convinces me
I'm
Right