Soul To Keep

Said the cowboy to the Indian
Bless your heart and bless your soul
But the only thing I came for is your gold
And the winter wind is coming
See the frost upon the log
And I'll rob you if it helps to warm my bones

And he said, "They're gonna' write a song about me"
And it's gonna be just like dreamed
I've sinned once almost every day
And your the first opportunity to come my way
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
My soul to keep

Said the soldier to the preacher
Why're you praying all alone?
You know the greatest part of sinning's letting go
And the grass is always greener
On the wrong side of the road
But it's full of thorns and carnage from the war

Then he said, "They're gonna' write a song about me"
And it's gonna be just like dreamed
I've sinned once almost every day
And your the next opportunity to come my way
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
My soul to keep

Said the old man to the Devil
Have you come to take me home?
You know this road's been long
and I've thrown my share of stones
It's the path I've always traveled
Since the day that I was born
It's a shame I got no time to right my wrongs

And he said, "They're gonna' write a song about me"
And it's gonna be just like dreamed
I've sinned once almost every day
And your the last opportunity to come my way
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
And what I've sown, I'll surely reap
I pray the Lord my soul to keep