[Verse 1] I been runnin’ from ghosts down a two-lane road, Whiskey in my blood and a heavy load, Every scar on my skin’s another prayer, But I got too many crosses to bear. Mama said, “Son, you can’t outrun sin,” But the devil keeps ridin’ shotgun again, He’s laughin’ while I curse the air, ’Cause I got too many crosses to bear. [Chorus] Yeah, I’m a sinner in denim, a drifter in chains, Prayin’ for mercy in a life full of pain, God knows I’ve tried, but hell don’t care— I got too many crosses to bear. [Verse 2] The church bells ring but they don’t sound right, Echo off the hills in the dead of night, I light up smoke, breathe in despair, ’Cause I got too many crosses to bear. Every friend I lost, every love gone cold, Just another story that’ll never be told, I walk that line, but it’s thin as prayer, With too many crosses to bear. [Chorus] Yeah, I’m a sinner in denim, a drifter in chains, Prayin’ for mercy in a life full of pain, God knows I’ve tried, but hell don’t care— I got too many crosses to bear. [Bridge] One for the whiskey, one for the pain, One for the nights I stood in the rain, If redemption’s real, it’s damn sure rare, For a man with too many crosses to bear. [Outro / Final Chorus] Yeah, I’m a sinner in denim, a drifter in chains, Livin’ half crazy, ridin’ through flames, If heaven’s up high, I’ll meet ya there— When I lay down these crosses I bear. Yeah… when I lay down these crosses I bear.
