Before The Fire Comes Down

Heres comes a sinner
He's a beginner
He's been doing good at doing wrong
He don't read the bible
He ain't very reliable
He won't make it in this world for very long

Lord, Lord, Lord
Help this lowly sinner
Tell him where to go, and what to do
To wash away the blood from his face, and from his fingers
Hide in him a hole far away
You better open up a hole in the sky
Before the fire comes down

Here comes gambling Susan
She's a using up, and a losing
The money she's refusing to save
Her husbands sick, and tired
The children all are crying
While Susie bets her life against the fray

Lord, Lord, Lord
Help this lowly sinner
Tell her where to go, and what to do
To wash away the blood from her face, and from her fingers
Hide her a hole far away
You better open up a hole in the sky
Before the fire comes down

They're stealing from their neighbours
Making deals and selling papers
Slipping silver needles int heir veins
Bringing days of crying, heart ache they are buying
Gambling with their lives
And getting deranged

Lord, Lord, Lord
Help these lowly sinners
Tell them where to go, and what to do
To wash away the blood from their face, and from their fingers
Hide them in a hole far away
You better open up a hole in the sky
Before the fire comes down