[Intro]

[Intro] (Slow, heavy foot stomp and a humming Hammond organ) (Deep, raspy male voice, spoken softly like a confession) Lord knows she was a blessing. And Lord knows I threw her away. [Verse 1] (Acoustic guitar joins the slow stomp) I was out on the road, earning my pay While the best thing I had was slipping away Came back to a house where the spirit had flown Just a changed-out lock and a dead dial tone. She was the closest to heaven this sinner had been... And I still believe that, right to the end. [Pre-Chorus] (Organ swells, voice gets grittier) I never wandered, my hands were untrue to no one But I brought my old storms and I blocked out her sun. [Chorus] (Full Gospel explosion! Heavy drums, deep bass, choir backing vocals) I took the love of my life for granted! (Oh, for granted!) Let my bitter past tear up the garden we planted! I was miserable, reckless, blind to the grace Made a good woman pay for my darkest days! Now I'm standing alone at an empty altar... Lost the love of my life to the ghosts that I hold. Yeah, I left the best thing out in the cold. [Verse 2] (Music strips back down to just the bass and organ) I carried old baggage I couldn't let go Fighting cold wars from a long time ago She loved me so deep, she tried to hold on But a man can't be saved if his mind is far gone. Now the gates are pulled shut, she cut every tie She locked me outside, and I can't ask her why. [Pre-Chorus] (Organ swells, rising tension) I never wandered, my hands were untrue to no one But I brought my old storms and I blocked out her sun. [Chorus] (Massive Gospel energy, passionate and sorrowful) I took the love of my life for granted! (Oh, for granted!) Let my bitter past tear up the garden we planted! I was miserable, reckless, blind to the grace Made a good woman pay for my darkest days! Now I'm standing alone at an empty altar... Lost the love of my life to the ghosts that I hold. Yeah, I left the best thing out in the cold. [Bridge] (Call and response with the Gospel Choir) Ain't no prayer! (Ain't no prayer!) That can fix what I broke! Ain't no water! (Ain't no water!) To wash off this smoke! I lost the best woman that I'll ever see... And the only devil to blame is me! [Guitar Solo] (A slow, crying acoustic blues solo over a heavy gospel stomp) [Outro] (Music fades to just the Hammond organ and a whisper) She closed the door. I don't blame her at all. I took you for granted. The love of my life. (Organ plays one final, unresolved chord and fades into silence) [End]