From the recording Songs I Wrote While My Family Slept
Lyrics
Woke up on the wrong side of life
I‘ve been falling apart, with no end in sight
Will you speak to my soul with your love
Lord, I’d rather burn out than turn into dust
Can you help me down here in this mess
I have witnessed some days far worse than death
Though the doubts and the questions pile up
Lord, I’d rather burn out than turn into dust
As the darkness spreads over this world
The evils unchecked doing its work
Still we wait for your kingdom to come
Lord, I’d rather burn out… than turn into dust
May all the roads, lead back to you
May all the roads, lead back to you
May all the roads, lead back to you
Ha - - lle - - lu - - jah
With my faith hang’n on with a thread
I will cling to the words you’ve already said
And as long as theirs air in my lungs
Lord, I’d rather burn out… than turn into dust
When I come to the end of this race
I will leave all these scars, down in the grave
Cuz you’ve written my name in you blood
Lord, I’d rather burn out than turn into dust