I knew a young man once lost in sin
He was an alcoholic and thought he had many friends
He drank whiskey by the bottles and beer by the cans
The devil had him in his power leading him by the hands

He had a good wife, kind, simple and sweet
And the cutest little boy you would ever want to meet
He worked only a day or two a week
To buy whiskey instead of food for them to eat

A wife and child without food or clothes
And the hard times they had, God only knows
Then came the DT's if you know what I mean
The devil, demons and evil things he had seen

Then trying to sober up in a hospital 4 stories high
Dived through a window, but God said it's not his time to die
Months went by and his wounds began to heal
And to buy whiskey he had to rob and steal

Then lost all alone in jail
All his friends had foraken him nobody to go his bail
There lost all alone something seem to say
Try the "Lord Jesus" He's the only way

The Lord Jesus came into his life
He's back now with his family, his child and wife
He carries the devils scars all over his face
But inside his heart is changed because of God's grace

The Lord Jesus saved his soul and set him free
I KNOW my friend, because that man was ME.

                       Dale Painter
                       April 1970

   You can contact me at the following address:

                  Pastor Dale Painter
                  2369 Otis Dellinger Rd
                  Lincolnton, NC 28092
                  Phone# 1-704-748-9102