What I'm Running From

That's a big old town, but it's full of liars Men in suits sell water 'fore they run their fires So many lights, you can't see the stars And so many bars pourin' hope for broken hearts Believe in the priests who think that God is gone If you're wondering what I'm runnin' from When I was young, I couldn't sing without Jesus Now, I'm not sure if if I'm a believer It's hard to tell 'tween faith and fear So these old hands haven't seen a prayer for years Try to save my soul with a Sunday song If you're wondering what I'm runnin' from I'm afraid of love 'cause I'm afraid of fallin' So I can never give what you really wanted You can't fail if you never try And you can't get burned if you never play with fire But the memory of her is never gone If you're wondering what I'm runnin' from So pour one more for this lonely rambler Who is too afraid to be a high-stakes gambler I wear my story on my skin But what you don't see is the black dog followin' It's been right behind me all along Maybe it's me that I'm runnin' from It's been right behind me all along Oh, maybe it's me that I'm runnin' from