Devil’s Backbone

Oh Lord, oh Lord, what have I done? I've fallen in love with a man on the run Oh Lord, oh Lord, I'm begging you please Don't take that sinner from me Oh, don't take that sinner from me Oh Lord, oh Lord, what do I do? I've fallen for someone who's nothing like you He's raised on the edge of the devil's backbone Oh, I just wanna take him home Oh, I just wanna take him home Whoa... Whoa... Oh Lord, oh Lord, he's somewhere between A hangman's knot and three mouths to feed It wasn't a wrong or a right he could choose He did what he had to do Oh, he did what he had to do Whoa... Whoa... Give me the burden, give me the blame I'll shoulder the load, and I'll swallow the shame Give me the burden, give me the blame How many, how many Hail Marys is it gonna take? Don't care if he's guilty, don't care if he's not He's good and he's bad and he's all that I've got Oh Lord, oh Lord, I'm begging you, please Don't take that sinner from me Oh, don't take that sinner from me