https://suno.com/song/504f2f80-0826-439b-8819-95cade50d36e

Words by sleepless Elvis

Been workin’ on forgiveness,
Tryin’ to settle my old scores,
But every time I patch the roof,
The rain just finds one more.
There’s a clock up in the heavens,
And it ticks so soft and small —
Heaven pays by the hour,
Hell don’t pay at all.
(Chorus)
Yeah, the good road runs uphill slow,
The bad one’s greased and free to go.
If you’re bettin’ on redemption,
Don’t expect a windfall
Heaven pays by the hour,
Hell don’t pay at all.
(Verse 2)
I’ve prayed on barroom tabletops,
Watched the neon cross me out,
Heard the jukebox sing salvation
To a crowd that don’t know doubt.
There’s angels on the punch clock,
And demons in the hall
Heaven pays by the hour,
Hell don’t pay at all.
(Bridge)
So mind your wages, count your sins,
They’re tallied one by one.
You can lose your soul on credit,
Before the shift’s done.
(Final Chorus)
The faithful earn their peace in time,
The lost just spend it tryin’.
If the devil offers overtime,
You better make that call
’Cause Heaven pays by the hour,
And Hell don’t pay at all.
(Tag) Yeah, Heaven pays by the hour...
Hell don’t pay at all.

We’re all built from the same dust and dreams,
Different roads, but the same means.