Our Favorite Sins

It's always your favorite sins
that do you in. ~ (Matraca Berg and Deana Carter, 
lyrics of "You and Tequila" sung by Kenny Chesney)

Oh, yes! I'm entirely ready —
take away my defects of character!
Here, this one! And that. And oh, yes,
the other. Yes, I'm fully prepared
for You to take them.

My shortcomings, I'm afraid, will make
a piddly pile. I simply don't have the bounty
of most my colleagues. And these few
are only lightly used, you'll see. But yes,
you're welcome to them all, the paltry pittance.

What do you mean, there's more?
I beg to differ, that's the lot!
What? Arrogance? Not me!
My comments, my advice are my gift,
my service to my fellows less pure.
You couldn't deprive them, could you?
Who would guide their recovery,
how would they find their own?
You want me to have what would benefit,
what would be useful to you and my fellows!
I'd give up anything that stands in the way,
but you can't want that!