The days since we last spoke
turned to weeks
turned to months
turned to years
You were heavy with child
with your arms
around a stranger in fear
I had the burn in my blood
I had the ash in my veins
had the lies I keep hid between teeth
The boy must never know about me
never know of my face
Between us
hold these secrets we keep
My penance in your name
Hail Mary have mercy
I dread the loss of heaven
living in hell
Forgive me my Father
for I am a sinner
Hail Mary have mercy
I dread the loss of heaven
living in hell
Forgive me my Father
for I am a sinner
Rain taps on the window
Burning red neon sign pushes
it's way through the blinds
Sleep never comes easy
Sinking guts
lacking faith and on the nod every night
Dim glow of the street lights
forgotten tenement for the damned
No cut of the cloth here
just another broken man waiting
praying for death
My penance in your name
My penance in your name
Hail Mary
have mercy
I dread the loss of heaven
living in hell
Forgive me my Father
for I am a sinner
Hail Mary have mercy
I dread the loss of heaven
living in hell
Forgive me my Father
for I am a sinner
Hail Mary have mercy
Hail Mary have mercy
Hail Mary have mercy
Hail Mary have mercy
Hail Mary have mercy
Hail Mary have mercy