sinner like you

mama

i sinned again

i went to bed with another man

know the town won't understand

are you still gon' hold my hand?

say mama

i broke the rules

gotta face these holy fools

it felt cool when they heard the news

guess i better give my sunday shoes

oh mama

what's the use? we all saw what they done to you

you felt stares when they heard the truth

say

felt stares when they heard the truth

oh mama

we're not alone

don't know what they do at home

but everybody got a bag of bones

hey

oh we all got a bag of bones

arms are shaking

walls are caving

yeah

hold your blessings

i'm confessing

yeah

somebody say a prayer for me

cause papa didn't preach

and if he did

i'd still be wrong

and i've been down on both my knees

why don't you wanna see?

why don't you wanna see? i'm a sinner like you

father i testify

don't wanna tell another lie

so will you look me in the eye

or am i out of sight and out of mind?

say father

i'm not ashamed

i got no one to blame

so i go naming names if all if us are just the same

arms are shaking

walls are caving

yeah

hold your blessings

i'm confessing yeah

somebody say a prayer for me

cause papa didn't preach

and if he did

i'd still be wrong

and i've been down on both my knees

why don't you wanna see?

why don't you wanna see? i'm a sinner like you

a sinner like you

i'm just a sinner like you

like you

i'm just a

i'm a sinner like you

should i go

should i stay? are they ever gonna change?

should we make our amends

just to hear them say amen?

if i run

run away

mama

would you be afraid?

no

when the stones start to fly

who gon' be by my side?

somebody say a prayer for me

cause papa didn't preach

and if he did

i'd still be wrong

and i've been down on both my knees

why don't you wanna see?

why don't you wanna see? i'm a sinner like you

a sinner like you

i'm just a sinner like you

like you

i'm just a

i'm a sinner like you