[Verse 1]
I thought I did good, but you be the judge
I closed that door and bent back the grudge
Like a worn-out coat in the pourin' rain
I'll take what I can and knock back the pain
You can hate me, Lord, for all my sinnin'
But I swear to God, I'm goin' down grinnin'

[Verse 2]
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'
I swear to God, I'm goin' down grinnin'


[Chorus]
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 myself and throw it all away
I ain't leavin' 'til I'm done

[Verse 3]
There's a moral here but it slipped my mind
Like a misspent youth, I left it behind
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 endin'
'Cause I swear to God, I'm goin' down grinnin'

[Chorus]
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 myself and throw it all away
But I ain't leavin' 'til I'm done
I ain't leavin' 'til I'm done

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
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 myself and throw it all away
But I ain't leavin' 'til I'm done
But I ain't leavin' 'til I'm done
I ain't leavin' 'til I'm done
I ain't leavin' 'til I'm done
I ain't leavin' 'til I'm done