From Your Knees lyrics

[Verse 1]
He tore down the work of 17 years
Brick by brick and stone by stone
No hammer was swingin', cause cheatin' and drinkin'
Don't need no help wreckin' a home
Aww, but when he came back to the dust and the rubble
Of what he has once called his life
He dropped to his knees, in sheer disbelief
At the total destruction in sight

[Chorus]
There were empty closets and empty drawers
And a tear-stained note on the kitchen floor
And burning memories, in the fireplace
He waited too late to say he was wrong
His house was still standing, but his home was gone
Brother you would not believe
What you can see from your knees

[Verse 2]
Right then and there, in an old sinner's prayer
He told things he kept in the dark
There was no use in lying, 'cause the man who was listenin'
Could see every room in his heart
Well, he took empty whiskey bottles, little black book and all
To the fire she left on the grate
Sometimes a man will change on his own
Sometimes, I tell you, it takes
[Chorus]
Empty closets and empty drawers
And a tearful confession on the kitchen floor
And burning memories, in the fireplace
He waited too late to say he was wrong
His house was still standing, he'd fight for his home
Brother you would not believe
Brother you would not believe
What you can see from your knees