[Verse] There’s a cold wind hummin’ through my rearview glass, Got a name on my list and a face from the past. That boy was wild long before the fall, Now he’s burnin’ through this county like a wreckin’ ball. [Verse] Every night I hear that engine moan, Like a restless ghost, like a dog with no home. The badge feels heavy, the Bible’s gone thin, I’m huntin’ down a man who could’ve been my kin. [Chorus] Lord, give me light ‘fore I lose my way, I’ve been draggin’ this cross through the judgment day. If I can’t bring him back, I’ll bring him to his knees That bona fide sinner still hauntin’ my dreams. [Verse] I’ve seen his smoke risin’ over the ridge, Each mile marker feels like a bridge. Between the law and what’s left of my soul, And I don’t know which one’s in control. [Bridge] I don’t hate him , I just see myself, One wrong turn off the road to Hell. So I whisper a prayer to the midnight sky, That maybe tonight’s not the night he dies. [Chorus ] Lord, give me light ‘fore I lose my way, I’ve been draggin’ this cross through the judgment day. If I can’t bring him home, then let him be free That bona fide sinner still hauntin’ me.
