The Civil Wars
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Devil's Backbone

Devil's Backbone lyrics by The Civil Wars. Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, what have I done? I’ve fallen in love with a man on the run Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, I’m begging...

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Devil's Backbone

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Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, what have I done?

I’ve fallen in love with a man on the run

Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, I’m begging you, please

Don’t take that sinner from me

Oh, don’t take that sinner from me

Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, what do I do?

I’ve fallen for someone who’s nothing like you

He’s raised on the edge of the devil’s backbone

Oh, I just wanna take him home

Oh, I just wanna take him home

Ooooooooooo

Ooooooooooo

Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, he’s somewhere between

A hangman’s knot, and three mouths to feed

There wasn’t a wrong or a right he could choose

He did what he had to do

Oh, he did what he had to do

Ooooooooooo

Ooooooooooo

Give me the burden, give me the blame

I’ll shoulder the load, and I’ll swallow the shame

Give me the burden, give me the blame

How many, how many hail marys is it gonna take?

Don’t care if he’s guilty, don’t care if he’s not

He’s good and he’s bad and he’s all that I’ve got

Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, I’m begging you, please

Don’t take that sinner from me

Oh, don’t take that sinner from me

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