I swear I tried to be good Must be misunderstood Always do what I'm told I swear I tried to be holy They just don't know me Here's how it goes (here's how it goes) First thing, I'll confess to my sins Promise to start healing Start fighting this compulsion off me (whew!) Second, I'll try to repent Close my eyes, count back from ten But then you're running through my mind again (again) 'Cause I'm still out here riding shotgun (hmm) Letting the taste of you just sit on my tongue (my tongue) And I know I should get a new one But I'm still praying to my bad love god Love god (oh), love god Yeah, I'm still praying to my bad love god (oh) Love god, love god, love god Yeah, I'm still praying to my bad love This is dangerous faith But I swear that I'll change Place my hand on my heart, my heart This is just bad religion But I'll make it my mission To find a new start (ah) First thing, I'll confess to my sins Promise to start healing Start fighting this compulsion off me Second, I'll try to repent Close my eyes, count back from ten But then you're running through my mind again (again) 'Cause I'm still out here riding shotgun Letting the taste of you just sit on my tongue (my tongue) And I know I should get a new one (new one) But I'm still praying to my bad love god Love god (oh), love god Yeah, I'm still praying to my bad love god (oh) Love god, love god, love god Yeah, I'm still praying to my bad love Praying to my bad love god Saying that I'm not in love (saying that I'm not in) Holy water on my tongue But I got you in my blood Praying to my bad love god Praying to my bad love god (praying to my bad love god) Got you running through my blood Got you running through my blood Praying to my bad love god Saying that I'm not in love (bad love god) Holy water on my tongue But I got you in my blood Praying to my bad love god Praying to my bad love god (bad love god) Got you running through my blood Got you running through my blood Oh, ah, oh, bad love god Oh-oh-oh, bad love god Oh, love god, love god, love god Love god

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