Solomon Burke - The Judgement lyrics

The accused will rise to be torn in two
Guilty of nothin' but loving you
This is the judgement

And I'm willin' to plead
How you don't want me
Hopin' this torment will cease
Will I be released?

There'll be lies, there'll be tears
A jury of your peers
With a pitiful look of experience
Hand down the judgement

And if I done wrong and loved you too long
Stand up and just testify how can you deny?

Objection overruled i wait for my reprieve
With the trust of the deceived
The wisdom of the fool
It's his sorrowful face
Too heavy for his head
'Cause he bowed it as
Something come over him it was the judgement

And he falls to his knees have mercy on me
He clings to the hem of her gown
She says "Just take him down"

Just take him down just take him down