My brother died and left me

My mother moved away

And I been gone for so long now

How long I cannot say

And I am left to wonder

Just what I'm doing here

I guess I've got to pay for

The sins of all my years

I got to pay for the sins

Of all my years

Been talking to the Lord

Sweet Jesus, let me be

Please keep the devil

Far away from me

'Cause I have grown so weary

I can't outrun my fears

I guess I got to pay for

The sins of all my years



But I won't be afraid

And I will find my 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 has grown empty

There's not much fight left here

I guess I got to pay for

The sins of all my years



If I should have to pay and pay

If I should have to pay and pay

If I should have to pay and pay and pay

For the sins of all my years