he Only Hour That Belongs to Me | Old School Gospel Blues

Old school gospel blues about the one hour of the day nobody needs anything from you. A deep, weathered bass-baritone lead and a low male quartet, in an unhurried walking shuffle. Four-forty in the morning. The whole house is still asleep. He doesn't turn the big light on — thirty years in the same dark kitchen teaches you where everything is. He strikes a match, puts the coffee on, laces his boots, and talks to the Lord the whole time without ever stopping what he's doing. He doesn't ask for a fortune or a sign. He asks for enough patience to make it to suppertime, so he won't take the day out on the people he loves. It ain't much of a prayer. But the man who got up angry ain't the man who's leaving here. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro — Four-forty in the morning 0:10 Verse 1 — Floor is cold against my feet 0:37 Verse 2 — Strike a match, the burner catches 1:03 Chorus — It ain't much of a prayer 1:25 Verse 3 — I don't ask Him for a fortune 1:51 Chorus 2 2:12 Bridge — Does He hear a man who's working? 2:38 Verse 4 — Sky goes grey above the fence line 3:06 Final chorus — The man who got up angry 3:29 Outro — House is waking up behind me LYRICS [Intro] Four-forty in the morning. [Verse 1] Floor is cold against my feet Everybody's still asleep I don't turn the big light on I just move the way I know Thirty years of the same dark kitchen Teaches you where everything is [Verse 2] Strike a match, the burner catches Blue ring humming in the black Coffee going, boots by the door Coat still cold across my back And I start talking like I always do Not out loud, but He can hear [Chorus] It ain't much of a prayer I don't get down on my knees Got my hands in the sink Got the day ahead of me But before the world starts asking Before anybody needs I give the Lord the only hour That belongs to me [Verse 3] I don't ask Him for a fortune Don't ask Him for a sign Ask Him for enough patience To make it to suppertime So I don't take the day out on them When they ain't done nothing wrong [Bridge] Does He hear a man who's working? He hears you where you stand Even with my back turned? He's been walking with your hands Then I'll keep on talking while I work And call it holy ground [Verse 4] Sky goes grey above the fence line Something starts up in the trees I take my coffee to the porch step Let the cold wake up my knees And I say amen without saying it And I go on into the day [Final Chorus] It ain't much of a prayer I still don't use my knees But the man who got up angry Ain't the man who's leaving here So before the world starts asking Before anybody needs I give the Lord the only hour That belongs to me [Outro] House is waking up behind me. Good. Original song and artwork by Pewlight — Vintage Gospel. #gospelblues #oldschoolgospel #morningprayer