Tell everybody that I am sorry, truly sorry,
For all the wrongs I done.
I never meant to hurt nobody,
Lord I never want to do no wrong.

I have lied, I have begged and I have cheated,
And I know my ship won’t be coming in.
As I lay me down to take my rest,
I see that it's just dust in the wind.

Take hold my hand, hold it tighter, ever tighter,
You must believe that I love you still.
But my strength, it grows weaker, ever weaker,
And my body has lost its will.

Oh my Lord, I have lost once again,
And I got no one to help me find my way.
But I never wanted to hurt nobody,
And I never wanted to do no wrong.