Lyrics
The Devil's In My Savior's Wine
I was washing my clothes, down in the river
The way my preacher man shown
He said I’d be saved, if I washed off this lust
While wearing, these white cotton robes
But HE gave me the grapes, and gave me the feet
To wade towards my doom in the blood
So I curse this angel’s breath, and must is all I eat
While I tell you what I might have done
I can’t swallow this drink, without breaking your heart
But you know that’s what I’m going to do
You know I’m going to do it, though I ain’t made up my mind, you see
The devil’s in my savior’s wine
I was watching your face as it turned into winter
And the sun in my heart turned to grey
Where my lust is a drop, as surely as a river
And your hopes are all washed out into plains
I beat it once in anger, but my failure ain’t complete
Until I’ve burned everybody I know
So I curse the angel’s breath, and must is all I eat
And pretend down here that nobody knows.
I can’t swallow this drink, without breaking your heart
But you know that’s what I’m going to do
You know I’m going to do it, though I ain’t made up my mind, you see
The devil’s in my savior’s wine