Well I grew up back in the sticks   I was raised on cornbread and scripture   And praise God for teachin' me wrong from right   I had a wild streak   Three counties wide   They would have me   Dead in the sack   It was the hand of God'   That got me out of the hands of the law      Mama taught the bible   Daddy wore the belt   Momma set the table   Daddy rang the bell   The preacher did his best to show me the light   But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line   Momma sang the gospel   Daddy drove it home   Momma was an angel   Daddy was the brimstone   One foot in heaven   One foot in hell   I found religion between the bible and the belt      I guess it rings true   But the good book says   What you learn young   You never forget   Daddy's belt left quite an impression on me      I can still hear   Momma's voice in the choir   She set the whole dang church on fire   And it still burns in the deepest part of me      Mama taught the bible   Daddy wore the belt   Momma set the table   Daddy rang the bell   The preacher did his best to show me the light   But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line   Momma sang the gospel   Daddy drove it home   Momma was an angel   Daddy was the brimstone   One foot in heaven   One foot in hell   I found religion between the bible and the belt      Mama taught the bible   Daddy wore the belt   Momma set the table   Daddy rang the bell   The preacher did his best to show me the light   But daddy was the one that kept me walkin' the line   Momma sang the gospel   Daddy drove it home   Momma was an angel   Daddy was the brimstone   One foot in heaven   One foot in hell   I found religion between the bible and the belt