I'm Better Off lyrics

When I was a little boy my mother used to say Keep on trusting in the Lord there’ll be a better day My mother sang Amazing Grace like no one you ever heard Daddy rode a sway back mule delivering the word And I’m better off than I ever thought I would be Than I thought I would be Well momma cooked the sausage I never had enoug My daddy said eat more bread boy cause things are getting rough We were poor and that’s a fact but there’s one thing we had My momma blessed with kindness and a bible totin’ dad We had a preacher named McDuff that came into our town He said old time religion is surly coming down He said I’d be better off if I would just repent Now I’m doing better cause down the isle I went