Then Came a Light Piercing Through

Dad's fist like a storm in the night Mom screams piercing fright Motel rooms lined with decay Kids learning the rough, tough way Whiskey burns and numbs the truth Drugs fill the hollowed youth Lost my way in smoky haze Life was just a losing maze Then came a light piercing through A voice so strong, so true Jesus found me in my mess Offered love and sweet caress Cold tiles on dirty floors Neon lights behind closed doors Sin became my only friend Thought there was no way to mend But God was there through it all In my rise and in my fall Arms wide open at end's brink Caught me when I chose to blink Then came a light piercing through A voice so strong, so true Jesus found me in my mess Offered love and sweet caress Caress Caress