[ T.J. BERRY ]      WITH A PROMISE AND A PRAYER   AND A SPARKLE IN HIS EYE   HE GOES TO WORK EVERYDAY   BUT HES BARELY GETTING BY   AND AT THE END OF THE WEEK   WITHOUT A DOLLAR TO HIS NAME   HE GETS READY FOR THE NEXT   TO GET UP AND DO THE SAME   [ CHORUS ]   DAY IN DAY OUT   SAME OLD SONG AND DANCE   SAME SHIT DIFFERENT DAY   AND HIS WIFE WEARS THE PANTS   DISGRUNTLED   WITH A PICTURE OF HIS KIDS   AND A GUN HELD TO HIS HEAD   HE THANKS GOD FOR A LIFE   THAT IS SOON TO BECOME DEAD   AND AT THE END OF THE NOTE   IT SAYS YOU KNOW MY TIME HAS COME   I DONT WANT THIS ANYMORE   AND I FEEL MY LIFE IS DONE   LIFE IS DONE      WITH A PROMISE AND A PRAYER   AND SPARKLE IN HER EYE   SHE GOES TO WORK EVERYDAY   BUT SHES BARELY GETTING BY   AND AT THE END OF THE WEEK    WITHOUT A DOLLAR TO HER NAME   SHE GETS READY FOR THE NEXT   TO GET UP AND DO THE SAME   DO THE SAME   DISGRUNTLED