"Bounty On My Head" lyrics

40 days, 40 nights
In the desert, and I ain't no messiah
For the wages of sin, you die
Reading Romans all through the night

Hammered and Hell-bound, send me your prayer tonight
'Cause God forgives, but they don't

St. Joseph, sweet Mary
Oh, there's a bounty on my head
Step back, be afraid
For there's a bounty on my head

Before I fold, I'd rather sit inside a jail cell
I know I said I'm gonna change the day I made bail
Are they with me or want me gone? It's like I can't tell
My heart and soul might be the only thing I can't sell
Quick draws, close calls with wanted men
A new revolver won't save you from a quicker hand
The world's cold, the game's thrown, but in the end
You win some, you lose some, I'll hit again

St. Joseph, sweet Mary
Oh, there's a bounty on my head
Step back, be afraid
For there's a bounty on my head
How can one rest in bed
When you're wanted alive or dead?
St. Joseph, sweet Mary
Oh, there's a bounty on my head

Oh, the paper, how they spin those tales
"He's a devil, send him back to Hell
He don't get another try
Make him answer for his crimes
He doesn't deserve to rot in jail"

Angel Gabriel, tell the Father
That there's a bounty on my head
Fetch the preacher, I'm ready
For there's a bounty on my head

St. Joseph, sweet Mary
Oh, there's a bounty on my head
Step back, be afraid
For there's a bounty on my head
How can one rest in bed
When you're wanted alive or dead?
When they putting up signs with the price so high
Like what the hell did I get myself in?

40 days, 40 nights
In the desert, I ain't no messiah
Reading Romans all through the night
For the wages of sin, you die