Lord knows I've spent too many nights down, wasted on a bathroom floorLord knows I've loved too many lives to not believe in love anymoreLord knows I'm headed down a path that'll hand me on the wrong side of heaven's doorI know He's up there somewhere tired of counting how many times I sworeAnd that I tried to do betterAnd that I tried to be goodWell, I'm leaving it all behindSetting out to find my peaceTake the sins on my hands to the river bendAnd pray God wash them cleanLord knowsLord, Lord, Lord knowsLord knows if mama knew the things I'd doneShe wouldn't recognize the woman here nowLord knowsLord knows it was more than my pride that convinced me that I was alone in figuring it outLord knows I've let the devil and his fleet toss anchor on sacred groundI know they're down there somewhereI can feel the heat of the fire as they shoutAnd that I'll never be betterAnd that I'll never be goodWell, I'm leaving it all behindSetting out to find my peaceTake the sins on my hands to the river bendAnd pray God wash them cleanYes, I'm leaving it all behindJesus gonna set me freeHe'll take the sins on my hands to the river bendAnd there He'll wash them cleanLord knowsYes, I'm leaving it all behindJesus, go and set me freeHe'll take the sins from my handsTo the river bendAnd there He'll rise againOh, the Lord knowsOh, the Lord knows