Marty Stuart - Hangman lyrics
[Marty Stuart - Hangman lyrics]
(Co written with Johnny Cash)
I killed another man today
It's hard to believe
Well I lost count at thirty and
I've grown to numb to grieve
The bottle helps me cope
When I lay down at night
And when the dope rolls through my veins
It all fades out of sight
Hangman, hangman, that's my stock and trade
Hangman, hangman
Sending bad men to their graves
Well who killed who, I ask myself
Time and time again
God have mercy on the soul of this hangman
There's a woman down the street
Named Rosalie McFall
She don't ask me any questions
When I come to call her body keeps me warm
Her words are soft and kind
She holds me in her arms till
The bad dreams leave my mind
Hangman, hangman, that's my stock and trade
Hangman, hangman
Sending bad men to their graves
Well, who killed who, I ask myself
Time and time again
God have mercy on the soul of this hangman
God have mercy on the soul of this hangman
I killed another man today
It's hard to believe
Well I lost count at thirty and
I've grown to numb to grieve
The bottle helps me cope
When I lay down at night
And when the dope rolls through my veins
It all fades out of sight
Hangman, hangman, that's my stock and trade
Hangman, hangman
Sending bad men to their graves
Well who killed who, I ask myself
Time and time again
God have mercy on the soul of this hangman
There's a woman down the street
Named Rosalie McFall
She don't ask me any questions
When I come to call her body keeps me warm
Her words are soft and kind
She holds me in her arms till
The bad dreams leave my mind
Hangman, hangman, that's my stock and trade
Hangman, hangman
Sending bad men to their graves
Well, who killed who, I ask myself
Time and time again
God have mercy on the soul of this hangman
God have mercy on the soul of this hangman