Down To The River

Lord I can't feed the baby, mama's sick and in bed I've got a world full of worry running wild in my head I spent all my money just to make ends meet I'm begging Lord won't you send me relief There ain't nobody in this world who'd bet a dime on anybody like me So I went down to the river of insufferable sins Lord I tried but the water wouldn't let me come in Too many lives have been broken There's too much blood on my hands Ain't no water in this world could turn me back into an innocent man So I made up my mind to find that palace of fire Surely the Lord's fallen angel understands my desire He's been defiled and defeated still he never gives in I know he'll help me on my feet once again Ain't no soul in this whole world but Satan understand the state that I'm in But I went down to the fires of insufferable sin Lord I tried but the devil wouldn't let me come in Unholy trust has been broken He don't know on which side I stand There ain't no room among the damned for such a broken and a penitent man (Half time) And then my good woman rises from her sickness in bed Puts her hands on my thighs and plants a kiss on my head Says if the water won't have ya, if the devil's too blind I know that truly you were meant to be mine And then she takes me by the hand and shows me how to leave my worries behind I went down to the river of insufferable sins Lord I tried but the water wouldn't let me come in Too many lives have been broken There's too much blood on my hands Only one soul in this whole world would have me just the goddamned way that I am