Trial by Fire

All night long
Papa would pray
Give me strength
For one more day
Workin' like a dog
In the dry sun
Oh, nothin' to show
Another day done
The hellfire and misery
Of a godforsaken man
Is all Papa left to me
All the legacy I have
Trial by fire
Papa would say
The good Lord gives
And takes away
The devil’s own son
He called me
All he said I was
I set out to be
The hellfire and misery
Of a godforsaken man
Is all Papa left to me
All the legacy I have
Mama broke down
The day he died
I carried him home
And closed his eyes
I showed no tears
His only son
Oh, nothin' to show
Another day done