[ Featuring the Graveyard Shift ]
The balance all is hidden well
I don't know why they met me here, but it sure beats hell
I see them rollin' down the hill, my bottom dollars bet
Is that they'll make me pay for a night I sure regret
I left men dead and dyin' there in a town upstate
I left ten thousand dollars deep when I robbed that bank
I shot that damn town's sheriff dead just up the street
But never thought of the grim fate I soon would meet
But I'll be fine as long as my faithful wife will spend my money wise
And I will die hopin' that the good lord books my stay in paradise
It takes some time to see these decisions made were built on progress dear
I ain't that kind, you know, but an honest man ain't all that he appears
The ground was sharp, the air was thick when I exhaled
They sent a thirty man lynch mob to find my trail
I shut my eyes to get some rest when I heard their calls
I thought my words would help me best as I tried to stall
The guns were blazin' like a fire when I hit the ground
I bet I shot ten of them dead before my corpse was found
I battled hard, I broke the law to keep my kids fed
I hope they understand just why their father's dead
But I'll be fine as long as my faithful wife will spend my money wise
And I will die hopin' that the good lord books my stay in paradise
It takes some time to see these decisions made were built on progress, dear
I ain't that kind, you know, but a simple man ain't all that he appears
