[Verse 1]
Nobody's fault but mine, nobody's fault but mine
If I don't read my soul gets lost
Nobody's fault but mine

[Verse 2]
Well, my ma, she taught me how to read
Mother, she taught me how to read
If I don't read my soul gets lost
Ain't nobody's fault but mine

[Verse 3]
I had a Bible in my arm, had a Bible in my arm
If I don't read my soul gets lost
Ain't nobody's fault but mine
Nobody's fault but mine, nobody's fault but mine
If I don't read my soul gets lost
Nobody's fault but mine

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