Larry Norman - Born To Be Unlucky lyrics

I was born about eighteen years ago In a little wooden shack I was born about eighteen years ago On the wrong side of the tracks And i never knew my father And i never had a home Well i don't know where i came from And i don't know where i'm goin' I was born to be unlucky From my shoulders to my shoes And i guess i'm stuck with my unlucky blues When i was just a young boy I was raised on beans and trout And on my seventh birthday Well my momma, she threw me out They say i'm good for nothin' No one treats me kind I don't care cause pretty soon I'm gonna leave this world behind I was born to be unlucky From my shoulders to my shoes And i guess i'm stuck with my unlucky blues I jumped into the river To try to put myself away A man jumped in and saved me Spoiled a perfect day He dragged me to the river's edge He said he knew i had a need Then he pulled out a soggy Bible And that man began to read Well he told me things i did not know I'm glad i did not die 'cause he told me God's my father And my real home is in the sky And i said Harmonica and lead guitar speak He said i done a very foolish thing To try to drown myself and die And i told him i was glad He happened to be pa**ing by He said God would forgive me So i repented of my sin Then he said i must be baptized And he threw me in again Awww i was born to be unlucky From my shoulders to my shoes I thought i must be stuck with these unlucky blues Oh yeh Lead guitar break My life has changed in many ways I'm such a different man Well i know now who my father is And i know just where i stand With one foot up in Heaven And one foot on the ground I travel through this world of ours I try to spread God's word around I was born to be unlucky (i know'd it) From my shoulders to my shoes But i came unstuck from my unlucky blues Yea Ow and maybe you can too...alright And this is just the beginning