This old 6 string has heard me say things I'd never say to another man It was the Grace I'd find when I was skinned alive by the fire in the devil's hand And some folks think that a man like me could never be saved They thought I was haunted by the secrets that I'd take with me to my grave So I'll ride until my soul shows it's bones Yeah, I'll ride until my flesh is dead and gone And I'll lay my head softly on this pinewood And plead my case to the only man who could save me I've spent too much time trying to prove them right and that's an ugly truth I just thought that I might as well die by the bine of my own tooth And I'm labelled as a sinner, yeah, my past is blood stained red But the man who judges me now ain't the man that'll judge me when I'm dead So I'll ride until my soul shows it's bones Yeah, I'll ride until my flesh is dead and gone And I'll lay my head softly on this pinewood And plead my case to the only man who could save me Some folks think that a man like me could never be saved They thought I was haunted by the secrets that I'd take with me to my grave