when you love a sinner, you hate the sin you hate the temptress in the bottle for choosin' him again and you blame the cold for the winter when you love a sinner I tell myself that everyrthing's okay I paint a prety smile on my face your lovin' says, “he'll change” but on his breath and in his veins the truth stil remains deep down, you know that it's a crime you know you didn't pull the trigger but you're the one who does the time and you pay the debt; you're the lender when you love a sinner I tell myself that everyrthing's okay I paint a prety smile on my face but I'm slowly lettin' go cause in my heart I know that I can't make him better and I've been goin' under and now I understand that you can't tread water with a drownin' man I love a sinner I justify it how I can so, it's the sin I'm leavin, not the man