Well I´m grinding my life out, steady and sure
Nothing more wretched than what I must endure
I´m drenched in the light that shines from the sun
I could stone you to death for the wrongs that you done

[Chorus 1]
Sooner or later, you make a mistake
I´ll put you in a chain that you never will break
Legs and arms and body and bone
I pay in blood, but not my own

Night after night, day after day
They strip your useless hopes away
The more I take the more I give
The more I die the more I live

[Chorus 2]
I got something in my pocket make your eyeballs swim
I got dogs could tear you limb from limb
I´m circling around the Southern Zone
I pay in blood, but not my own

Low cards are what I´ve got
But I´ll play this hand whether I like it or not
I´m sworn to uphold the laws of God
You could put me out in front of a firing squad

[Chorus 3]
I´ve been out and around with the rowdy men
Just like you, my handsome friend
My head´s so hard, must be made of stone
I pay in blood, but not my own

Another politician pumping out the piss
Another ragged beggar blowin´ you a kiss
You got the same eyes that your mother does
If only you could prove who your father was

[Chorus 4]
Someone must have slipped a drug in your wine
You gulped it down and you cross the line
Man can´t live by bread alone
I pay in blood, but not my own

How I made it back home, nobody knows
Or how I survived so many blows
I´ve been through hell, what good did it do?
You bastard! I´m suppose to respect you?

[Chorus 5]
I´ll give you justice, I´ll fatten your purse
Show me your moral virtues first
Hear me holler and hear me moan
I pay in blood but not my own

You bit your lover in the bed
Come here, I´ll break your lousy head
Our nation must be saved and freed
You´ve been accused of murder, how do you plead?

[Chorus 6]
This is how I spend my days
I came to bury, not to praise
I´ll drink my fill and sleep alone
I pay in blood, but not my own