Only Blood

She was lost and feelin' lonely, not knowin' what to do

Lookin' for salvation from the backslider pew

The preacher's words brought comfort, and he made her believe

Only blood can set you free

Preacher was a young man, barely twenty-nine

When the seed of love was planted there in that receiving line

Before too long they took their vows and became a family

Only blood can set you free

Only blood is strong enough to wash away your sins

Only blood is strong enough to change the way you've been

Between Jesus and the Devil there's a path for you and me

Only blood can set you free

He put that inscription inside her wedding band

And soon she came to know him like the back of his hand

She clung to her Bible and got down on her knees

Only blood can set you free

Only blood is strong enough to wash away your sins

Only blood is strong enough to change the way you've been

Between Jesus and the Devil there's a path for you and me

Only blood can set you free

He came home one evenin' and much to his surprise

He was greeted with a pistol and a fire in her black eyes

She said, I've talked to Jesus and he's been tellin' me

Only blood can set me free

Only blood is strong enough to wash away your sins

Only blood is strong enough to change the way you've been

Between Jesus and the Devil there's a path for you and me

Only blood can set you free

Only blood can set you free