Hosea - Andrew Peterson

Well every time I lay in the bed beside you

Hosea, Hosea

I hear the sound of the streets of the city

My belly growls like a hungry wolf

And I let it prowl till my belly’s full

Hosea, my heart is a stone

So please believe me when I say I’m sorry

Hosea, Hosea

You loveable, gullible man

I tell you that my love is true

Till it fades away like a morning dew

Hosea, leave me alone

Here I am in the Valley of Trouble

Just look at the bed that I’ve made:

Badlands as far as I can see

Well there’s no one here but me

Hosea

Well I stumbled and fell in the road on the way home

Hosea, Hosea

I lay in the brick street like a stray dog

You came to me like a silver moon

With the saddest smile I ever knew

Hosea carried me home again

Home again

You called me out to the Valley of Trouble

Just to look at the mess that I’ve made

A barren place where nothing can grow

One look and my stone heart crumbled--

It was a valley as green as jade

I swear it was the color of hope

You turned a stone into a rose

Hosea, Hosea

Hosea

Well I sang and I danced like I did as a young girl

Hosea, Hosea

I am a slave and a harlot no more

You washed me clean like a summer rain

And you set me free with that ball and chain

Hosea, I threw away the key

I’ll never leave

Hosea, Hosea