Sin Will Come Around

[Verse 1]
Blood on my shirt
Mud on my boots
Laid out laughin'
With a hole clean through
Sun goin' down
Buzzards overhead
Thought my story finished
Till that stranger said
[Pre-Chorus]
"Boy you prayin'
Or are you just bleedin' out?
You got one last bargain
You can’t live without"
[Chorus]
Sin will come around
Like a hound that knows your name
You can trade your soul for mercy
But you'll still taste the flame
Tell me how many souls
For the one you can't live without
I'll keep her heart from the ground
But sin will come around
[Verse 2]
He had coal-black eyes
Hat pulled low
Boots didn't leave
A track in the road
Said, "I heard her cry
When the bullet found you
I can hold back that river
If you tell me who"
[Pre-Chorus]
"Is it yours, boy?
Or your brother's, or your kin?
You name me a number
I’ll go gather ‘em in"
[Chorus]
Sin will come around
Like a debt you can’t pay down
You can sign that crooked letter
But it still feels like you drowned
Tell me how many souls
For the one you can't live without
I'll keep her heart from the ground
But sin will come around
[Bridge]
I saw my brothers
Every friend I ever failed
The preacher, the sheriff
Every promise that derailed
"Take mine," I whispered
"But leave them in this town"
He just grinned, tipped his brim
Said, "Boy, it don't work that way now"
[Chorus]
Sin will come around
Like a shadow at your back
You can bargain in the darkness
But I still own the track
Tell me how many souls
For the one you can't live without
I’ll keep her heart from the ground
But sin will come around
[Outro]
Now I ride at night
Hear her call in my dreams
His laugh in the cotton
His hand in the seams
He saved her breath
But he branded me bound
One day he’ll come a-knockin'
And my sin will come around

country, Dusty delta blues meets outlaw country, male vocals. Resonator slide guitar and thumping upright bass, brushed snare with a lazy swing. Verses stay low and smoky, close-mic vocal, then chorus widens with harmony stacks and a wailing church organ. Bridge brings a half-time stomp, tambourine and growling baritone guitar, ending on a raw, held vocal and hanging chord., delta blues, outlaw country