Top Songs By Blitzen Trapper
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Blitzen Trapper
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Eric Earley
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Blitzen Trapper
Producer
Eric Earley
Producer
Mike Coykendall
Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
It was just a little while past the Sunset Strip
They found the girl's body in an open pit
Her mouth was sewn shut, but her eyes were still wide
Gazing through the fog, to the other side
[Verse 2]
They booked me on a whim and threw me deep in jail
With no bail, sitting silent on a rusty pail
Just gazing at the marks on the opposite wall
Remembering the music of my lover's call
[Verse 3]
So you make no mistake, I know just what it takes
To pull a man's soul back from heaven's gates
I've been wandering in the dark about as long as sin
But they say it's never too late to start again
[Verse 4]
Oh when, oh when
Will the spirit come a callin' for my soul to send?
Oh when, oh when
Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?
[Verse 5]
It was dark as the grave, it was just about 3
When the warden with his key, came to set me free
They gave me five dollars, and a second hand suit
A pistol and a hat and a worn out flute
[Verse 6]
So I took the bus down to the Rio Grande
And I shot a man down on the edge of town
Then I stole me a horse and I rode it around
Till the Sheriff pulled me in and he sat me down
[Verse 7]
He said, you make no mistake, I know just what it takes
To pull a man's soul back from heaven's gates
I've been wandering in the dark about as long as sin
But they say it's never to late to start again
[Verse 8]
Oh when, oh when
Will the spirit come a callin' for my soul to send?
Oh when, oh when
Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?
[Verse 9]
Well the Sheriff let me go with a knife and a song
So I took the first train up to Oregon
And I killed the first man that I came upon
'Cause the devil works quick, you know it don't take long
[Verse 10]
Then I went to the river for to take a swim
You know that black river water is as black as sin
And I washed myself clean as a newborn babe
And I picked up a rock for to sharpen my blade
[Verse 11]
Oh when, oh when
Will the spirit come a callin' for my soul to send?
Oh when, oh when
Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?
[Verse 12]
Oh when, oh when
Will that black river water wash me clean again?
Oh when, oh when
Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?
Written by: Eric Earley