Anna Jean, darling, don't leave me

On the count of my drinking

Or the fact that I don't like the church

But still love the Lord

Please believe me, I know that Reverend

Twice as well as you do

And the church will be better

Long after I'm gone



I ain't about to go looking for answers

In the body of Christ, it's riddled with cancer

If I wanna get to the truth I'll just get out the book

And if you have ears to hear then listen

And eyes to see all the lies you've been missing

There's just as much truth in the Christ

As there is in the Crook



Anna Jean darling don't leave me

On the count of my dreaming

Sometimes the dreams like a horseman

On a mare in the night

Fumbling his way through the forest

Tryna find a road that's true

Sometimes he wakes in a clearing

In the cool morning light



So I ain't about to go looking for answers

In the body of Christ, it's riddled with cancer

If I wanna get to the truth I'll just get out the book

And if you have ears to hear then listen

And eyes to see all the lies you've been missing

There's just as much truth in the Christ

As there is in the Crook



So Anna Jean, darling, don't leave me