[Verse 1]
Tell everybody that I am sorry, truly sorry
For all the wrong I've done
I never meant to hurt nobody, no, no
Lord, I never want to do no wrong

[Chorus]
And I have lied, and I have begged and I have cheated
And I know my ship, it won't be comin' in
And as I lay me down to take my rest
I can see that it's just dust in the wind

[Verse 2]
Take hold my hand, and hold it tighter, ever tighter
You must believe that I love you still
But my strength, it grows weaker and weaker
And my body has lost its will

[Chorus]
And I have lied, and I have begged and I have cheated
And I know my ship, it won't be comin' in
And as I lay me down to take my rest
I can see that it's just dust in the wind

[Verse 3]
Oh, Lord, I have lost once again
And there's no one to help me find my way home
Lord and I, Lord, I never want to hurt nobody
And I, Lord, I never want to do no wrong
[Chorus]
And I have lied, and I have begged and I have cheated
And I know my ship, it won't be comin' in
And as I lay me down to take my rest
I can see that it's just dust in the wind