I saw all sides of man in New Orleans Sang songs of the old coal mines The words we read that night of the medicine man Gave heed to the changing times Heard cold winds cry like ghosts of time All along the Louisiana shore And I broke your heart in Arkansas 'Cause I'm the kind that never learns Don't pray for me, my angel Pray to the ocean tide We've set our sails for deeper seas Heaven knows what we will find Lord, give me peace when we find struggle Give me speed of the fox that finds the way Give me light to find forgiveness We both know I'm bound To stray from the east off to the west From the north to the south 'Cause I've denied tall tales about my name But I never had my doubt Don't pray for me, my angel Pray to the ocean tide We've set our sails for deeper seas Heaven knows what we will find No, the Lord won't wait He won't contemplate He won't wait for me to change my ways No, the Lord won't wait He won't contemplate He won't wait for me to change my ways And he don't care (He don't care) If I beg from the hilltops Don't pray for me, my angel Pray to the ocean tide 'Cause we've set our sails for deeper seas Heaven knows what we– Don't pray for me, my angel Pray to the ocean tide We've set our sails for deeper seas Heaven knows what we will find