[Verse 1]
As the preacher stumbles
From his castle of sin
And his vision gets distorted
From the bottle within
But his mouth slurs out the words
From a sober heart
They cut deep into open nerves
Then they tear you apart
[Chorus]
This is the ballad
Of the bullet proof poet
This is the ballad,
Baby, donât I know it
[Verse 2]
He gave Jesus tattoos and
Took the devil s soul
He got the angels drunk and
Gave them the gutter for a home
[Chorus]
This is the ballad
Of the bullet proof poet
This is the ballad,
Baby, donât I know it
[Verse 3]
He loved the most beautiful girl
In the midst of wine
A last kiss through cigarette smoke
Then she quietly slipped off the edge of time
[Chorus]
This is the ballad
Of the bullet proof poet
This is the ballad,
Donât I know it