Can't Go To Church

(I can't, I can't
I can't, I can't)

When the bells ring out in the streets of town, I can't be found
Anywhere near 'em (I can't), oh
I'm gon' get long-gone like a leaving song, but I'll sing if you would
Hoping that you'll hear 'em, oh-whoa

I ain't trying to avoid that place
But I don't know what else to do
I don't wanna see her face
Sitting in the front pew

I'll still do my praying but I'll do it somewhere else
Ain't it crazy how an angel can drag a man through hell?
Oh, I know Sunday morning she'll come walking through that door
So, Lord, forgive me, I can't go to church anymore

(I can't, I can't
I can't go to church anymore
I can't, I can't
I can't go to church anymore)

Now, it ain't fair that we gotta share the same place where
Everybody does their healing, oh-whoa
'Cause if she's in there, I'll just stare, and I won't hear
A thing that preacher's preaching

I'll still do my praying but I'll do it somewhere else
Ain't it crazy how an angel can drag a man through hell?
Oh, I know Sunday morning she'll come walking through that door
So, Lord, forgive me, I can't go to church anymore
Can't go to church anymore, oh-whoa-oh

She gets the church, she gets the Bible
I get the hurt, I get the bottle

I ain't trying to avoid that place
But I don't know what else to do (I don't know what else to do)
I don't wanna see her face
Sitting in the front pew
With someone new

So I'm gonna do my praying but I'll do it somewhere else (I'll do it somewhere else)
Ain't it crazy how an angel can drag a man through hell?
Oh, I know Sunday morning she'll come walking through that door (yeah, she'll come walkin')
So, Lord, forgive me (forgive me) I can't go to church anymore (I can't, I can't)
Can't go to church anymore (I can't, I can't)
(Can't go to church anymore) oh, yeah

She gets the church, she gets the Bible
I get the hurt, I get the bottle

(I can't, I can't
I can't go to church anymore
I can't, I can't
I can't go to church anymore
I can't, I can't
I can't go to church anymore
I can't, I can't
I can't go to church anymore)