I Hung My Head
Blue Highway

Early one morning with time to kill

I borrowed a rifle and sat on the hill

I saw a lone rider crossing the plain

I drew a bead on him to practice my aim

My brother's rifle went off in my hand

A shot rang out across the land

The horse, it kept running, the rider was dead

I hung my head, I hung my head

I set off running to wake from my dream

My brother's rifle went into the stream

I kept on running into the salt lands

And that's where they found me

My head in my hands

The sheriff he asked me why had I run

Then it came to me just what I had done

And all for no reason, just one piece of lead

I hung my head, I hung my head

Here in the courthouse, the whole town is there

I see the judge high up in his chair

â€½Explain to the courtroom

What went through your mind

We'll ask the jury what verdict they findâ€

I said, I felt the power of death over life

I orphaned his children, I widowed his wife

I beg their forgiveness, I wish I were deadâ€

I hung my head, I hung my head

Early one morning with time to kill

I see the gallows high up on the hill

And off in the distance a trick of the brain

I see a lone rider crossing the plain

He's come to fetch me, to see what they've done

We'll ride together to kingdom come

I pray for God's mercy, for soon I'll be dead

I hung my head, I hung my head, I hung my head

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