closest i ve ever been to meetin jesus was when me and bobby pinson put up our pink slips on blue hole road my needle showin ninety i flew right by him lighting fast til i had a bad goodyear blow that ol chevy rolled and rolled and i know heaven must ve heart the words beneath my breath and i thank god i ain t there yet chorus that s the closest i ve ever been to never seein my momma again found out quick how precious life is drive my new truck a little slower than i did that s the smallest i ve ever felt that s the furthest i ve ever fell not too far to find out how life ends that s the closest i ve ever been closest i ve ever been to bein the devil s friend was when shelly gave in to me and him down by the river i gave her my heart and my jacket still ain t got em back yet she left me hurtin and searchin for love or liquor or whatever quicker than i could say sin i slipped further in than i was plannin i never shook the devil s hand but i drank his whiskey and i loved his women 2nd chorus that s the closest i ve ever been to tellin god to hell with him goin down in flames and layin the blame why would he ever let her walk away that s the smallest i ve ever felt that s the furthest i ve ever fell but not too far for god to forgive and i thank god that s the closest i ve ever been got it all behind me and every day i m findin another way to be the best man i can and i m the closest i ve ever been