Rattling Jar

I wear a ring on my hand so i know where i live

I keep a sin in my heart so i know to forgive

And i run from my love so i can return home

I complain of my freedom wherever i roam

My past is a map that is burned at the edge

I trampled my song while i was pulling the sledge

And i ruined my eyes at the helm of a ship

Now i'm watching tv while you empty my clip

The bell's always ringing

Except when i'm singing

The devil comes round with his rattling jar

Wherever we are

My children are grown and my mind is in half

I drink through the pain and i smoke for a laugh

And i'll never confess because my god isn't real

I work and i play behind big william's wheel

The bell's always ringing

Except when i'm singing

The devil comes round with his rattling jar

Wherever we are