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