My Mother moved away
and I been gone now for so long
How long I cannot say

and I am left to wonder
What I'm doing here
Guess I got to pay for
the sins of all my years

I got to pay
for the sins
of all my years

I been talking to the lord
Sweet Jesus let me be
and please keep the devil
far away from me
Cause I have outrun my fears
Guess I got to pay for the sins of all my years

But I won't be afraid
and I will find a way
No, I won't be afraid
of the sins of all my years
If I should live to be half a century
is there a way that I can pay and
live forever free cause
my spirit is breaking
There's not much fight left here
Guess I got to pay for the sins of all my years

But I won't be afraid and I will find a way
No no I won't be afraid if I have to
Pay and pay
If I have to pay and pay and pay
for the sins of all my years