He was sitting on the front porch of a halfway houseChaining cigarettes and drinking coffeeI was walking by on my way homeStopped and said, hello, how are you?He looked at me and said, I've seen better daysI looked at him and said, there's a better wayThree nails and a crossEqual forgivenessJust like you, I was lostAnd that's hell to have to live withI've sat on that front porch where you're sitting nowI kept looking deep insideTill I figured out three nails and a crossEqual forgivenessShe was sitting on her bedCrying crocodilesSixteen ain't a good age to be pregnantAnd she thinks Mom and DadWon't let her goWon't love her anymoreLike the boy who swore he always wouldBut doesn'tShe turns and sees that BibleLaying by her bedAnd she crumbles to her kneesAs she bows her headThree nails and a crossEqual forgivenessLord, help me, cause I'm lostAnd that's hell to have to live withI need you more than ever nowWithout a doubtI've made a big mistakeCan you help me out?Three nails and a crossEqual forgivenessThree nails and a crossEqual forgivenessThree nails and a crossFour nomees and a crossyou