Before the Fire Comes Down

Here comes a sinner

He ain’t no 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 lonely sinner

Tell him where to go and what to do

To wash away the blood from his face and from his fingers

Hiding in the folds of your gown

You better open up a hole in the sky before the fire comes down

Here comes gamblin’ Susan

She’s using up and losing

The money she’s refusing to save

Her husband; sick and dying

The children all are crying

While Susy bets her life against the grave

Lord Lord Lord

Help this lonely sinner

Tell her where to go and what to do

To wash away the blood from her face and from her fingers

Hide her in the folds of your gown

You better open up a hole in the sky before the fire comes down

They’re stealing from their neighbors

Making deals and selling favors

Slipping silver needles in their veins

Bringing days of crime

Heartache there abidin??

Gambling with there lives a getting the rage ?

Lord Lord Lord

Help these lonely sinner

Tell them where to go and what to do

To wash away the blood from her face and from their fingers

Hiding ‘em in the folds of their gown

You better open up a hole in the sky before the fire comes down