Verse: 1
Ain't It just like me to disregard, everything daddy told me about that car
Its too much, too fast, back your lead foot off of that gas or you're gonna get hurt
Just enough rain and just enough curve, not enough lane to make that turn
I hit that ditch and woke up lookin at what used to be a firebird
Chorus:
That made a believer outta me, I had to learn the hard way
Scared to death is more convincing than to hear my old man preaching
Free advice just don't sink in, like broken bones and bruises
A hard head and highway 23, made a believer outta me
Verse: 2
I can still hear the old man say if you get a good woman don't let her get away
Hold her, love her, be that shoulder, the one that she deserves
Just enough pride and just enough nerve, just enough time I didn't learn
She's gone, moved on, now I left with the ashes of a fire burn
Chorus:
That made a believer outta me, I had to learn the hard way
Missing her was more convincing than to hear my old man preaching
Free advice just don't sink in, but a broken heart will do it
Didn't know how hard it'd be till she, made a believer outta me
Bridge:
Never thought the way I was living was something that could be forgiven
Till one July Sunday morning, I started feeling something
I saw that cross and heard the story
'Bout how a carpenter died on it for me
Chorus:
That made a believer outta me, I had to learn the hard way
Ain't nothing more convincing, than to feel that sweet redemption
Free advice finally sank in, just like the way that I did
When that muddy water washed me clean, and made a believer outta me