Lyrics

[Verse 1] In West Jefferson she grew up dirt poor And in a mountain revival she turned to the Lord She learned that He loved with no conditions A love that she gave to her daughters and sons [Chorus] She wore a gold cross on a rope chain Said a little prayer in the father′s name Watched over her whole flock Called them all by their full names Never stopped holding on to her only claim to fame She wore a gold cross on a ropе chain [Verse 2] Now out here in Nashville I'm drinking again And еveryone knows it, I can′t keep it hid And when in my failure I cut the last thread I reach for that cross on that chain by the bed [Chorus] She wore a gold cross on a rope chain Said a little prayer in the father's name I just drove off I was 17 and a day Left her holding on to her only claim to fame She wore a gold cross on a rope chain [Bridge] And when that old cancer had took the bloodstream She called me up just to ask if I'd sing And then she knelt down and gave everything To God the father and Jesus the king [Chorus] She wore a gold cross on a rope chain Said a little prayer in the father′s name Watched over her whole flock Called them all by their full names Never stopped holding on to her only claim to fame She wore a gold cross on a rope chain