I've been singin' 'bout thick and thin Chip away at everything I've been Divin', swimmin' in a sea of sin Won't you pray for me? All the things I thought I'd go and buy Live forever but I've got to die Dollar earned but still I'm 20 shy Won't you pray for me? Cause there's a soul way down deep Well the path I'm takin' And the mess it's makin' Well my heart's been breakin' for years And the Earth starts quakin' And my faith gets shakin' And the time it's tickin' too Well by now You'd have though I knew When I was young I'd want to dress so nice Have a job that let me pay the price Shook 'em up and then I roll the dice They say they guess I lost There are times a loss is still a win My pants are dirty and they're wearing thin If I had the chance I'd do it all again Cause I'm a happy man There's a soul way down deep Well the path I'm takin' And the mess it's makin' Well my heart's been breakin' for years And the Earth starts quakin' And my faith gets shakin' And the time it's tickin' too Well by now You'd have though I knew Cause there's a soul way down deep Well the path I'm takin' And the mess it's makin' Well my heart's been breakin' for years Well the Earth starts quakin' And my faith gets shakin' And the time it's tickin' too Well the path I'm takin' And the mess it's makin' Well my heart's been breakin' for years Well the Earth starts quakin' And my faith gets shakin' And the time it's tickin' too Well by now You'd have though I knew