[Verse 1]
I've got shadows in hiding
Way down inside me
Sometimes they work to the surface

In just the right lighting
You can see them beside me
Well I swear, I don't let 'em out on purpose

Excuse me from the table
It's just I'm not able
To swallow my throat's all in a knot

Like somethin' is broken
Don't mind my chokin'
On the words I should never have thought

[Chorus]
Please forgive me for the sinner I am
Treat me like a child 'cause I'm half a man
But please forgive me
I stepped on the line in the sand
Now I'm tryin' just as hard as I can

[Verse 2]
I've got darkness below me
I need you to show me
The way that I should behave
I been in my closet
I shut it and locked it
Let me out, give me my chain, I'll be your slave

I've got rooms full of questions
Quite a collection
But answers, I have only a few

Well, I could use your help
Clearin' off these shelves
And maybe find just a little bit of truth

[Chorus]
Please forgive me for the sinner I am
Treat me like a child 'cause I'm half a man
But please forgive me
I stepped on the line in the sand
Now I'm tryin' just as hard as I can

[Outro]
Lord, I'm tryin' just as hard as I can
Lord, I'm tryin' just as hard as I can