Jelly Roll - New Orleans lyrics

I was out here playin' devilish games So it's only right I ended up set up in flames I'm a grown man so I'll never complain I'm addicted to pain and bein' left in the rain I just sit and think about what I never became I pray everyday that I'm ready to change They say once it's bad that it's never the same It's like my car broke down on memory lane I can't wait 'til I face all the critics That ain't never had to face the decisions that I had To know if they had made the same ones shut the f** up You don't get paid to hate for a livin' It's so easy to point your finger and judge Hop in the pig pen and get to swingin' the mud Everything that we was, everything we've become Every war that we won, everything that I've done Ha, Lord can you hear my prayer It's somethin' 'bout the city I can feel I swear I'm on my way God 'cause you're really there Alabama to Mississippi, now I'm almost there Before I felt your presence I was almost scared A trade with the Devil I was almost shared Now I'm headed to the delta where no one cares Where our souls are buried and loneliness is shared In the darkness where the heartless and demons scream Been tryin' to come clean, but it ain't what it seems I found a nightmare in my dreams, down in New Orleans The darkness where the heartless and demons scream Been tryin' to come clean, but it ain't what it seems I found a nightmare in my dreams, down in New Orleans Heard a rumor they was comin' for me Saw a glimpse into the future I was smilin' countin' blood money Walkin' down the dark alley street lights flickerin' Everything around me seemed so different Figurin' I must be lost, bad feelin' in my gut I gotta dust it off I got a chip on my shoulder better brush it off I keep reachin' for the gun havin' crazy thoughts I heard a mother cryin' tears fallen from her old eyes Pedal drops as a rose dies, see it clear with closed eyes Gunshot then the crow flies, night fall and the smoke rise Couldn't see the beauty inside all of the darkness Vengeance and love I get confused with being heartless Heartless cross me out for a couple dollars Runnin' with the Devil and wonder what trouble follows Standin' in the street, surrounded by my past Every sin I ever committed, is takin' me at last Saw karma's face in a black hoodie With some gold teeth, and heard the police Heard a loud scream, seen the barrel flash Felt the sharp pain and now I can't breath Woke up from a dream in New Orleans Put my hands up as the choir sings In the darkness where the heartless and demons scream Been tryin' to come clean, but it ain't what it seems I found a nightmare in my dreams, down in New Orleans The darkness where the heartless and demons scream Been tryin' to come clean, but it ain't what it seems I found a nightmare in my dreams, down in New Orleans In the darkness where the heartless and demons scream Been tryin' to come clean, but it ain't what it seems I found a nightmare in my dreams, down in New Orleans The darkness where the heartless and demons scream Been tryin' to come clean, but it ain't what it seems I found a nightmare in my dreams. down in New Orleans