Bended knee   Nine years old   Waiting for   Just one word!      I was thinking of all the things   My daddy told me of   Sin and salvation and   Manhood and dignity.      All that time   In the dark.   Just one word,   Backslider!      I remember the day I stepped   into the water.   My daddy held me in his hands   And pushed my head under   And said      Son I am   So proud.   Just one word,   Backslider!      Well, I opened my eyes up wide.   Daddy held me in his hands.   I looked up through the water   And thought I saw Jesus, and then...      Well, I threw up my hands   And I heard Amen!   And I prayed, sweet Jesus,   Don't let me become a backslider!