Prodigal

I was baptized by immersion At the tender age of ten Sealed my conversion From a short-lived life of sin My daddy laid me under My momma stood and cried But I began to wonder Before my hair was dry Am I saved? Lord, am I saved? I got one foot in the fold And one that wants to stray Lord, am I saved? So I started out to wander At a restless seventeen Sure I'd live forever, Yeah, you know what I mean Met some friendly people Glad to take me in Taught me 'bout the wild side Baptized me in gin Am I saved? Lord, am I saved? My mouth's on the bottle Got two feet in the grave Lord, am I saved? Been gone so long away from home How could I return? They probably wouldn't recognize This boy whose bound to burn-- Too gone to save I was a dead man at thirty Alone and in the dark When a preacher came a-preachin' Right there in Central Park The seed a long time planted Found the light of day I recalled those hands that lifted me Up from that watery grave Lord, I'm saved Praise the Lord, I'm saved You see, I had to die Before I could be raised Lord, I'm saved