Story Behind The Song

The title came from a remark I made when I walked in to a friends house. They apologized to me because of the condition of their house. They thought it was too dirty in the house. My reply was "dirry? you don't know what dirty is"? From that line, Kevin and I came up with this concept

Song Description

This song tells the story of a down on his luck priest who hears confession from a woman. Despite his lack of success and the failure of his church, he still tries to make this woman feel better by telling her that what she told him is not as bad as she thinks it is

Lyrics

You Don?t Know What Dirty Is
(Kevin Bowe / Mick Sterling)
Bashti Music BMI Andelse Publishing BMI


I?ve been sitting in this little box
For 37 years
I?ve heard more truth than any man should have to hear
Killers and liars, beggars and thieves
They lay down their burdens
Turn around and leave
Now you come in a carrying the weight of your world
Take it easy baby, don?t get your skirt in a twirl
Jesus is a busy man, with bigger fish to fry
You?re two bit little sins ain?t even worth the tears you cry
So give me one Hail Mary and I?ll cross you off the list
You call that dirty, you don?t know what dirty is

Come and back and see me
When you hit the seven deadlies
I?ll be in here waiting til you bring me something heavy
Adultery and murder, now I can sink my teeth in that
Come back when you kill someone and we can chew fat
Put your feet up baby and grab a sloe gin fizz
Dirty, you don?t know what dirty is

Bridge
Everybody?s got a job to do
Mine is saving souls
The people come in broken
And I try to make them whole
But you don?t need no fixin
So make room for those who do
Shut the door behind you
And let the next one through

Give me one Hail Mary and I?ll cross you off the list
You call that dirty, you don?t know what dirty is
You want absolution, I?ll leave with this
You call that dirty, you don?t know what dirty is