[Verse 1]Oh, LordPlease don't take him from meI need him, you know I doI try to stop him from using that shitBut there's no telling that man what to do[Chorus]But you'll have to pryHim from my cold dead gripIf you try taking him from meOh, LordAnd you know IRefuse to understandThat he just makes his own bedAnd there's no use trying[Verse 2]Oh, LordPlease don't give him those wingsYou know how reckless he can be sometimesAnd I swearHe doesn't mean it when he saysHe don't care if he lives or dies[Chorus 2]And I'm not sureIf you can hear this, but I rеadYour name across his chest and I thought I'd trySo if you're thеreLord, I am begging you to spare himJust spare him, to you, I cry[Outro]Or you'll have to pryHim from my cold dead grip'Cause I'm not letting go of him
