Just like every cross you ever carried, every badge you ever wore
Every vow you ever taken, every oath you ever swore
Every kiss you ever stolen, every moment that you waste
Every thing you ever loved, and all you come to hate

 Chorus:
It's a great temptation, in your hour of need
But there's no shortcut to salvation, searchin' for the Kingdom Key

Just like every vision you neglected, every dream you left to die
Every hope that you rejected, every truth that was a lie
Every road you ever travelled, everyone you turned away
Every thing you ever loved, and all that you betrayed

(chorus)

And the light before him was all that he could see
Like fingerprints on the hands of glory, wrapped 'round the rosary
His love was like a chain, that would not set him free, would not set him free
Lonely soul on a mission of mercy, yeah

Just like every cross you ever carried, every badge you ever wore
Every vow you ever taken, every oath you ever swore
Every thing you ever loved, and all you come to hate

(chorus repeats 2x)

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