One gonna heal my body, another gonna heal my pain

One gonna settle me down, then bring me back up again

I'm gonna put my family back together again

One gonna hold my woman, another gonna hold my job

One gonna help me get up, another gonna help me stop

One gonna help me talk right, one gonna lay me down to sleep

One gonna hold my thoughts and another gonna hold my bones

One gonna keep me warm and another gonna keep me cold

One gonna bring religion right from a Coleman stove

One gonna help me keep and another gonna help me take

One gonna run me down, a hail of bullets in my wake

You're gonna keep my soul, it was yours to have long ago

One gonna buckle my belt around the ceiling pipe

One gonna buckle my knees and one gonna lock them up tight

One gonna hold a pen while you drag my arm across the page

One gonna hold my memory, another gonna close the door

One gonna leave me restless, another wanting more

You're gonna keep my soul, it was yours to have long ago