[Verse] Father, can you hear me through this wooden wall? I ain’t lookin’ for mercy, just a place to fall. Got blood on my knuckles, whiskey on my breath, Been dancin’ hand-in-hand with death. You said redemption’s a narrow road, But I been ridin’ where the wild wind blows. Tell the Lord I didn’t mean to stay this long The devil hums my favorite song. [Chorus] So pour me a prayer in a whiskey glass, Light me a candle, let the darkness pass. I ain’t beggin’ for heaven, I just need some peace, Sing me low, Father, and let me sleep. [Verse] Bullet grazed my shoulder, smoke in my eyes, Sheriff’s layin’ out back, bleedin’ in the sky. You said sin’s a chain ,well, I cut mine twice, Guess I’m payin’ for the roll of the dice. I hear the thunder, but it don’t scare me none, Been runnin’ from that sound since I was young. If God’s still listenin’, tell Him I tried, But the road’s too long and the heart’s too tired. [Chorus] Pour me a prayer in a whiskey glass, Light me a candle, let the darkness pass. I ain’t beggin’ for heaven, I just need some peace, Sing me low, Father, and let me sleep. [Bridge ] (Priest): Son, you ain’t lost, you’re just runnin’ scared, Ain’t no soul too broke for repair. (Outlaw): I’ve seen hell’s light and it burns too true Don’t waste your words, Father, do what you do. [Verse] They’ll write about me like a sinner gone wrong, But hell, Father, I just wanted a song. So take this gun and take this name, Tell the sheriff I ain’t to blame. ‘Cause I was born in the dust, and I’ll die the same Too wild for mercy, too proud for shame. [Final Chorus ] Pour me a prayer in a whiskey glass, Light me a candle, let the darkness pass. I ain’t beggin’ for heaven, I just need some peace, Sing me low, Father… and let me sleep.
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