I woke up this morning, someone was knocking at my door I woke up this morning, someone was knocking at my door And I said, "Hello, sweet Satan, I believe it's time to go" Thirteenth apostle knocking at my door Telling me that I can't play with you no more I guess the wages of sin now, couldn't buy my meals Screaming out your name, babe, how does that feel? Feeling through the out door, all throughout the night Waiting for the doctor to come and make me right Fading from the bedside, I've lost all appeal To stay with you, baby, baby, how does that, baby, how does that feel? Sun's going down, sun's going down Sun's going down, sun's going down Oh, go down Sing throughout the streets, babe, and you sing throughout the night You go and tell the people, people, my soul is aflight I guess the wages of sin now, yeah, they couldn't buy my meals I'm screaming out your name, baby, how does that feel? It feels good Thirteenth apostle knocking at my door Telling me that I can't, I can't play with you no more, mama I guess the wages of sin now, yeah, they couldn't buy my meals I'm screaming out your name, girl, baby, how does that, now, honey, how does that feel? Yeah, sun's going down, sun's going down
Oh, yeah, sun's going down, sun's going down Oh, come on, baby, sun's going down, sun's going down Going down, you're going out Ooh, baby, come on in my kitchen, come on in my room Looked at the heavens above and I said a little prayer As if the heavens above would even care Looked at the heavens above and I said a little prayer As if the heavens above would even care, care I said, Jesus, won't you meet me in the middle of the air? I think my wings are falling below, Jesus, I need another pair Jesus, won't you meet me in the middle of the air? I think my wings are falling below, I need another pair Saint Peter at the gates of heaven, baby, won't you let me in, let me in Saint Peter at the gates of heaven, honey, won't you let me in, let me in Saint Peter at the gates of heaven, baby, won't you let me in, let me in I said, now, Peter, listen, Peter, come on, Peter, won't you let me in Right now, right now, no, no, now, now, yeah I said sun was going down, sun was going down Sun was going down, it's going down, it's going down, it's going down I said it's going, going, going, going, going You know, you know, oh yeah, all right Oh, the sun was going down