[Verse]
[Stomping rhythm, slide guitar screech]
[Verse]
Woke up this morning with a heavy load
Black dog sitting at the end of the road
The mud is deep and the water is high
Lord, I’m too mean to live and too scared to die
Pockets are empty, just a handful of dust
Everything I touched has turned to rust
[Chorus]
Down in the bottom
Low as a man can go
Down in the bottom
Where the cold winds blow
Yeah, I’m sinking down
Lord, I’m sinking down
[Verse]
Old man Crow sitting on the gate
Telling me it’s much too late
Sold my soul for a bottle and a tune
Howling at a wicked, crooked moon
The Devil’s at the door with a rusted key
He ain't looking for them, he’s looking for me
[Chorus]
Down in the bottom
Low as a man can go
Down in the bottom
Where the cold winds blow
Yeah, I’m sinking down
Lord, I’m sinking down
[Bridge]
Mercy, mercy, let the rain fall down
Wash my sins into the thirsty ground
I been walking till my feet are raw
Living outside of the holy law
[Chorus]
Down in the bottom
Low as a man can go
Down in the bottom
Where the cold winds blow
Yeah, I’m sinking down
Lord, I’m sinking downSinking down
Lord, have mercy
[Final slide guitar wail]
