Can't Fool Your Own Blood

I think that mama's drinkin' again

There's a sparkle in her eye

How I love to see her laughing, oh, do I

God knows I prayed for that smile

She got a suite at the new hotel downtown

That ain't something she does

Then tried to call me out of the blue and act like

That was someone she was

But you can't fool your own blood

And you can lie to a liar

Go ahead and flame the fire

And burn down everything you love

You can steal from a thief

I'll act like I believe

But you can't fool your own blood

And I know roads that I don't walk down

I don't walk down, not no more

They take me places I don't wanna go

Don't wanna go again, but now and then I take a wrong turn

And then the lost highway claims me it's own, own

I've got a voice in my head that tells me it's fine

No matter what I've done

Got a broken compass in my pocket

It's telling me where it is I come from

But you can't fool your own blood

And you can lie to a liar

Go ahead and flame the fire

And burn down everything you love

You can steal from a thief

I'll act like I believe

But you can't fool your own blood

Oh Mama, you can lie to a liar

Go ahead and flame the fire

And burn down all it is you love

You can steal from a thief

I'll act like I believe

But you can't fool your own blood

No, no, you can't fool

No, you can't fool

You can't fool your own blood