The Battle (feat: Ryan Adams) Lyrics

When I am buried
Don't visit my grave
God cannot save me
From the sins I've embraced

Pay your respects
To that old liquor store
Where I won the battle
And I lost the war

You mine for silver
And I pan for gold
You keep yours hidden
When all mine is sold

You tell the truth
And I lie and I barter
And I drink and I cry
And I pass out at night

I've always cheated
But I've never stolen
I've wanted things that
You ain't never thought of

Pay your respects
To the gamblin' score
Where I won the battle
And I lost the war

They always told me
When death came my sins would be
Cast down, forgotten
Laid to rest with my body

Pay your respects
To the old church-house door
Where I won the battle
And I lost the war