I thought I did good, but you be the judge I closed that door and bit back the grudge Like a worn-out coat in the pourin' rain I'll take what I can to knock back the pain You can hate me, Lord, for all my sinnin' But I swear to God, I'm going down grinnin' I'll pass a paved road, wherever it goes Give me a destination that nobody knows I'll go poor and I'll go young By the battered beat of a beat-down drum You can hate me, Lord, for all my sinnin' But I swear to God, I'm going down grinnin' If a needle in a haystack is the only chance I'll have You can burn it to the ground for all I care And take what's left behind of my self and throw it all away I ain't leavin' Til I'm done There's a moral here, but it slipped my mind Like a misspent youth, I left it behind A few years older, the more I've learned You can wait in line and never get a turn But I won't sit and wait for the ending I swear to God, I'm going down grinnin' If a needle in a haystack is the only chance I'll have You can burn it to the ground for all I care And take what's left behind of my self and throw it all away I ain't leavin' Til I'm done I ain't leavin' Til I'm done If a needle in a haystack is the only chance I'll have You can burn it to the ground for all I care And take what's left behind of my self and throw it all away I ain't leavin' Til I'm done I ain't leavin' Til I'm done I ain't leavin' Til I'm done