From the recording A Sinner's Prayer
Mark Nesmith - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, electric bass, drums
Lyrics
Stone on My Soul
Words and Music by Mark Nesmith
I've got a stone, a stone on my soul
The weight that I bear is taking its toll
After all these years I feel so very old
There's nothing to do, nothing I can do
I'm gonna leave it all up to you
I can't shake loose of the chains that bind me
I can't break free and leave the shackles behind me
It’s been dark so long daylight might blind me
There's nothing to do, nothing I can do
I'm gonna leave it all up to you
They say prayer, well prayer is the key to Heaven
and faith, faith will unlock the door
I need a beacon, I need a light to guide me
I can't bear the weight of this stone on my soul no more
My heart's been tattered and my skin's worn thin
I don't recognize the man that I'd been
I'll pay the price for the wages of sin
There's nothing to do, nothing I can do
I'm gonna leave it all up to you