From the recording Dodging Bullets
Lyrics
SALVATION SOON (SHANE’S SONG)
Written by Bill Irwin (SOCAN)
A small boy’s mind, in a large man’s frame
Struggling day to day, without a cent to his name
Take another long drink, try to hold back the pain
With the cold revelation that lasting salvation won’t come soon
You were punished from the start, unable to conform
You were always getting drunk, before you were born
Still you fought all your demons, but they usually won
No father, no mother, and nowhere to run
A small boy’s mind, in a large man’s frame
Struggling day to day, without a cent to his name
Take another long drink, try to hold back the pain
Trying to form an expectation that some kind of salvation might come soon
What’s to learn from life’s lessons, what’s to gain when we fail
Can you rise up from the breakdowns, move past the time you spent in jail
There’s solace with true loved ones, that cannot be denied
A safe place for your gentle soul, where your dreams are sanctified
A small boy’s mind, in a large man’s frame
He struggled day to day, without a cent to his name
Now there’s no more drinks, but there’s no more pain
With faith and veneration, he reached his salvation very soon
Yes with faith and veneration, he reached his true salvation, far too soon