Pearl was my first recording, issued seven years ago (4-2014).
Verse 1
Justin was tired of it all, though he was only seventeen.
Little Queenie – his sister – drove him crazy and his brother was a drunk Marine.
His parents sold crack in the back of a bar called the Silver Spur,
And the only one he could count on was Pearl.
Verse 2
Justin met Pearl one day down at the SAV-A-Lot.
He bagged her groceries and she stop for a minute to talk.
“I once had a boy like you,” she said, “and I love him so.”
“But the Lord called him home and he had to go.”
Verse 3
He told her all about his life as he loaded up her Cadillac.
She said she’d check out his story and maybe call him back.
Two weeks later the phone rang, and he picked it up.
He knew right then his new friend had changed his luck.
Verse 4
Pearl became the mother that Justin never had.
A loving sister, a steady brother, and a sober dad.
When Justin turned eighteen, Pearl sent him off to school.
And he forever slammed the door on that house of fools.
Verse 5
Now Justin is a teacher at the university.
He picks up Pearl on Sunday, and they talk over tea.
She knows her son’s returned in the needs of another boy.
He picks up Pearl on Sunday, and they talk over tea.
She knows her son’s returned in the needs of another boy.
And giving him a real chance brings her joy.