Blameless

[Chorus]
I may be shiftless and shameless
But I'm otherwise blameless, my son
And I'm a likeable man, if you forget all the things that I done
And I ain't really sure when I became that which you cure with a gun
And it's madness, it's madness, but I'm otherwise blameless, my son

[Verse]
Lord, turn me into a snake, and teach me to kill
Send a gray bird to devour me, if that be thy will
I'll be judged by the law of the talon after I fall
But if a big crow comes to eat me, I won't mind at all

[Chorus]
I may be shiftless and shameless
But I'm otherwise blameless, my son
And I'm a likeable man, if you forget all the things that I done
And I ain't really sure when I became that which you cure with a gun
It's madness, it's madness, but I'm otherwise blameless, my son

[Verse]
There were some pretty bad notions
My emotions were founded upon
But there's worse things you'll find in my closet, after I'm gone
Bullets are a lot like forgiveness, coming from you
I prob'ly need seventy times seven, before you get through

[Chorus]
I may be shiftless and shameless
But I'm otherwise blameless, my son
And I'm a likeable man, if you forget all the things that I done
I ain't really sure when I became that which you cure with a gun
It's madness, it's madness, but I'm otherwise blameless, my son

[Verse]
Tried to do better, time's gettin' tired of me
Tried to forget her, when they buried her under the tree
The older I get, the less likely I bet I'll be saved
Time's getting sick of my whining, so I'm off to my grave

[Chorus]
I may be shiftless and shameless
But I'm otherwise blameless, my son
And I'm a likeable man, if you forget all the things that I done
I ain't really sure when I became that which you cure with a gun
But it's madness, it's madness, I'm otherwise blameless, my son

It's madness, it's madness, but I'm otherwise blameless, my son