The Crossroads

I've been running hard with the night in my eye Chasing down nothing under dead black skies The road don't bend and the road don't break It just takes what's left and it don't give way Smoke on the crossroads, heavy on my breath Every turn I take feels closer to death Ain't no preacher gonna set me free I carry my sins and they ride with me I've seen men fight and I've seen men crawl I've seen blood on the dirt when the hammer falls The church doors open but I don't walk in Too far gone from the life I've been in Smoke on the crossroads, heavy on my breath Every turn I take feels closer to death Ain't no preacher gonna set me free I carry my sins and they ride with me The beat keeps rolling like a rusted chain Dragging through the mud and the pouring rain My soul's still burning but I can't let go The funk in my bones is the only thing I know Smoke on the crossroads, heavy on my breath Every turn I take feels closer to death Ain't no preacher gonna set me free I carry my sins and they ride with me