Well, I grew up back in the sticksnI was raised on cornbread and scripturenAnd praise God, for teachin' me wrong from rightnI had a wild streak three counties widenThe Devil had me dead in his sitenIt was the hand of God that kept me out of the hands of the lawnnMama brought the Bible, daddy brought the beltnMama set the table, daddy rung the bellnThe preacher did his best to show me the lightnBut Daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the linenMama sang the gospel, Daddy drove it homenMama was an angel, daddy was a brimstonenOne foot in Heaven, one foot in HellnI found religion 'tween the Bible and the beltnnI guess it rings true what the 'Good Book' saysnWhat you learn young, you never forgetnDaddy's belt left quite an impression on menI can still hear mama's voice in the choirnnShe set the whole dang church on firenand it still burns in the deepest part of mennMama brought the Bible, daddy brought the beltnMama set the table, Daddy rung the bellnThe preacher did his best to show me the lightnBut Daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the linenMama sang the gospel, daddy drove it homenMama was an angel, daddy was a brimstonenOne foot in Heaven, one foot in HellnI found religion 'tween the Bible and the beltnnMama sang the gospel, Daddy drove it homenMama was an angel, Daddy was a brimstonenOne foot in Heaven, one foot in HellnI found religion 'tween the Bible and the belt...nnOne foot in heaven, one foot in HellnI found religion 'tween the Bible and the belt