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[00:13.02]Preacher gave it to him when he was eight
[00:17.02]That Sunday morning he got saved in that little church
[00:24.75]Grandaddy totted it to Bible school
[00:28.59]I bet back then it looked brand new, not a faded word
[00:35.93]Now the cover's torn and the leather's worn... on that Old King James
[00:44.64]He took it with him overseas, England, France and Germany
[00:50.86]Right there in the middle of hell
[00:56.64]Said he read it every night, he swore that it'd saved his life
[01:02.34]His only hope when there was no hope left
[01:07.23]Was in that Old King James
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[01:22.92]Passed it down to Momma on the day he died
[01:27.32]Sat there for the longest time just gathering the dust
[01:34.00]But when life would take a sharp turn every now and then
[01:38.81]And she would just start missing him, I'd see her pick it up
[01:45.83]Now the cover's torn and the leather's worn.... on that Old King James
[01:54.59]You'll find on every other page, yellow lines or tear drop stains
[02:00.86]Every chapter of that good book
[02:05.95]Been through cancer, war and crazy kids, all the stupids things I did
[02:12.53]I may never know the toll I took... on her and that Old King James
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[02:48.53]Yeah I'm the one who's got it now
[02:51.35]She said read it when you're feeling down and I said Yes Ma'am
[02:58.74]Now the cover's torn and the leather's worn... on that Old King James.