I used to believe what money could bring 
Was worth more than anything else 
But all that changed when I had a dream 
And I got a good look at myself 
I stood face to face with the ghost of my past 
And the spirit what was to come 
And they made it clear that one day I'd have to 
Answer for what I had done 
And I saw what I'd become 
 
The choices you make 
The chances you take 
They'll follow you all of your life 
I'm just tryin' to live so when I die 
The preacher won't have to lie 
 
I ain't no prophet and I ain't no saint 
And I ain't made no great sacrifice 
I just keep tryin' to carry my weight 
I keep trying to do what is right 
And it's hard to do right sometimes 
 
The choices you make 
The chances you take 
They'll follow you all of your life 
I'm just tryin' to live so when I die 
The preacher won't have to lie 
 
The choices you make 
The chances you take 
They'll follow you all of your life 
I'm just tryin' to live so when I die 
The preacher won't have to lie 
 
Oh, the preacher won't have to lie