[Verse 1]
When we fight and I wanna talk it out
You won't say nothin', nothin' at all
You just sit there, you won't open that pretty mouth
I think you like keepin' my back up against the wall

[Chorus]
Wages of sin, you keep me payin'
Wages of sin for the wrongs that I've done
Wages of sin, you keep me payin'
Wages of sin, one by one

[Verse 2]
I walk in the apartment, there's clothes thrown all over the place
You're crouched in the corner with makeup runnin' down your face
I don't wanna believe what my, what my heart keeps sayin'
You keep me on the line, so you can keep me payin'

[Chorus]
Wages of sin, we keep payin'
Wages of sin for the wrongs that we've done
Wages of sin, yeah, we keep payin'
Wages of sin, that's how we have our fun
Ah

[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
I remember when I was a little boy out, out where the cottonwoods grow tall
Tryin' to make it home through the forest before the darkness falls
Baby, all the sounds I heard, even if they weren't real
I was runnin' down that broken path with the devil snappin' at my heels

[Pre-Chorus]
I tried so hard, so hard in every way
Swore someday I'd grow up and just throw it all away
Cried all the tears, baby, that I could cry
Stomached all my fear 'til they came rushin' up inside
Darlin', I'm losin' and it's a mean game
Still I play on and on just the same

[Chorus]
Wages of sin, yeah, I keep payin'
Wages of sin for some wrong that I've done
Wages of sin, well, I keep payin'
Wages of sin, one by one

[Outro]
Ah