Lay Me Down

Morning comes

The sun rises

I see it round the bend

As I take my final breath

I fear this is the end

Mystery

and misery

Of paying for my sins

If the good Lord comes today

Hope his memory’s dimmed

Lay me down

Lay me down

Lay me down

 

My mama cries

The lawman called

They found my guns in ground

I buried those three lives ago

Lost but never found

A relic of a different time

Passion bathed in fear

I can only close my eyes

I know the end is near

Lay me down

Lay me down

Lay me down

Oooo

Evening fades

Darkness calls

Preacher comes around

He prays today my soul will take

But it’s too late by now

Nothing left

But emptiness

A chair across the room

You can take my freedom sir

But I will always choose

Lay me down

Lay me down

Lay me down

Lay me down

Lay me down

Lay me down

Oooo

Lay me down

Lay me down