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Album
Sinners Like Me

Lightning

FIRST PLAYED
Thursday, Oct 25, 2007
The Boardwalk, Orangevale, CA
LAST PLAYED
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Chief’s on Broadway, Nashville, TN
Release Date
Tuesday, Jul 18, 2006
Times Played
32

LYRICS

These four walls of Farnsworth
Are closing' in on me
My final meal's over
They're going to set me free
I can feel the fire's a burning'
As the devil guards my door
I hit my knees in search of Jesus
On a cold jailhouse floor

Lord, now I'm singing':
"Get me out of here"
I see the preacher's eyes
As my daughter cries
When they strap me in this chair
Lord, I hope she forgives me
For living' my life this way
Tonight I ride the lightning
To my final judgment day

Every life owes a debt
That's what the Bible says
I owe mine to this state
For shooting' that boy to death
A liquor store attendant
He was reaching' for his gun
Now his Momma sits there smiling'
As the boss yells "Roll on one"
And now I'm singin', "Get me out of here"
I see the preacher's eyes
As my daughter cries
When they strap me in this chair
Lord, I hope she forgives me
For leavin' her this way
Tonight, I ride lightning
To my final restin' place
A hungry, blue-eyed baby cryin'
Made me rob that store

An' as that boy lay there dyin'
I dropped my pistol on the floor
Yeah, I'd take it all back
But there's nothing I can do
They've covered my face
An' the order's gone through
As the boss yells, "Roll on two"
Now I'm flyin'
Up an' out of here
I close my eyes an' slowly rise
Let my body leave this chair
Lord, I hope you forgive me
For livin' my life this way
Yeah, tonight, I ride the lightning
To my final restin' place

These four walls of Farnsworth
Closin' in on me

Performances

May, 14 2024
Chief’s on Broadway
Nashville, TN
Mar, 16 2024
Choctaw Grand Theatre
Durant, OK
Sep, 02 2022
Whitewater Amphitheater
New Braunfels, TX
Aug, 28 2022
Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harvey's
Stateline, NV
Mar, 19 2022
Resch Center
Green Bay, WI
Feb, 12 2022
Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, IA
Dec, 17 2021
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Greenville, SC
Dec, 11 2021
The Anthem
Washington, DC
Oct, 09 2021
Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, PA
Mar, 30 2019
Fiserv Forum
Milwaukee, WI
Feb, 23 2019
US Bank Arena
Cincinnati, OH
Feb, 02 2019
TD Garden
Boston, MA
Feb, 01 2019
TD Garden
Boston, MA
May, 13 2017
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, MO
Apr, 14 2017
BMO Harris Bradley Center
Milwaukee, WI
Mar, 18 2017
Tacoma Dome
Tacoma, WA
Mar, 11 2017
Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary, AB
Feb, 25 2017
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb, 24 2017
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland, OH
Feb, 16 2017
Infinite Energy Arena
Duluth, GA
Feb, 04 2017
Verizon Arena
Little Rock, AR
Jan, 27 2017
Barclay's Center
Brooklyn, NY
Jan, 20 2017
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Jul, 31 2015
Ascend Amphitheater
Nashville, TN
Oct, 17 2014
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
Sep, 16 2014
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
Oct, 09 2012
Tivoli Theatre
Chattanooga, TN
Oct, 08 2012
Tivoli Theatre
Chattanooga, TN
Mar, 29 2008
The Dusty Armadillo
Rootstown, OH
Dec, 08 2007
Club Paradise
Blasdell, NY
Oct, 25 2007
The Boardwalk
Orangevale, CA