From the recording Deep Calls Deep Album
🐍 Snake Bit — A True-to-Life Honky Tonk Gospel Story
One drink too many.
One wrong turn.
One night that changed everything.
Snake Bit tells the gripping story of “Ole Joe” — a good man lost in alcohol’s grip, until tragedy struck and the King of Glory stepped in.
Inspired by Proverbs 23:32, this raw country gospel ballad pulls no punches and offers one final choice: lay the bottle down… or be left snake bit.
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Lyrics
Lyrics:
🎶 Snake Bit – Honky Tonk Gospel Acoustic Ballad
Genre: Honky Tonk Gospel Acoustic Ballad
Instruments: Acoustic guitar (fingerpicked intro + strum), upright bass, light snare brushes, dobro slide, subtle fiddle swells, and organ in bridge.
Tempo: 78 BPM — steady storytelling pace.
Vocal Style: Deep, gritty male lead with emotional weight; conversational verses, strong but aching choruses; softer, reverent bridge.
Mood: Raw, heartfelt, cautionary, and redemptive.
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Verse 1
Ole Joe was a good man deep down inside,
But he loved to drink, and that love would not hide.
It started just kickin’ a few back with the boys,
Every weekend now, the bottle’s his choice.
He’d hide it from his wife, from his kids at night,
Down by the river past midnight light.
Just a good ole boy havin a little fun getting lit on a Friday night with the boys down by the river bank.
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Verse 2
He’d walk out with the trash can, bottle in his hand,
Keep it locked in his toolbox at the worksite land.
“It’s just a little fun that makes me feel good,” he’d say,
“What’s she know anyway? This is a man’s way.”
He loved the feeling of the bottle more than his wife’s embrace,
“This is what real men do, so stay in your place.
He'd hold that bottle up in the light, look at the gold and crave the delight.
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Chorus
Then the snake bit…
That night, drivin’ to the river, he missed a stop sign,
Crashed into a familiar car, eyes blurred in line.
Killed his own son… and the boss’s boy too,
Quarterback and receiver — Friday night crew.
Rolled the dice for a drink, but the dice rolled back death,
Snake eyes in the dark… and the thief took their breath.
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Verse 3
He almost died of despair, his wife left him, friends stopped coming around, no one would speak,
Only cast accusing eyes, snake eyes so bleak.
But one night he set that bottle down for good,
When a tall Galilean walked into his neighborhood.
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Bridge
Looked in his eyes with such love and compassion,
No snake eyes, only dove eyes, a brand-new passion.
By that bottle, that alcohol had stolen his life,
Left him snake-bitten, cold, and cut like a knife.
Stole all of his dreams on a cold winter night, if he had only listened to what the good book said.
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Verse 4 / Outro
Jesus found him on the roadside with a gun to his head,
And an ending note with all hope dead.
“It’s time to lay that bottle down, boys, choose life —
The King of Glory can save you
And it can be tonight - buddy just lay down that bottle and walk away.