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Jason Boland And The Stragglers
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False Accuser's Lament
I said I'd seen the killin' Could identify the villain Shot a man beneath the town hall glow I was one of few The jury never knew Lied to line our pockets with the banker's jealous gold Said his lovin' woman sinned Let alone with a friend He couldn't have his children's mother shamed Who I saw shoot and run Coulda' been anyone For the price of a new plow a local man was framed
Now the nightly terror is the portion to be paid I hear the guilty gavel I see his body sway Father please forgive me for I falsely testified They had me swear upon the Bible and I lied
I never strayed before But the pain of bein' poor Lord, what the hell came over me This ain't who mama raised Another dollar fearin' slave But the thought of losin' all our land was blindin' to see 更多更详尽歌词 在 ※ Mojim.com 魔镜歌词网
Now the nightly terror is the portion to be paid I hear the guilty gavel I see his body sway Father please forgive me for I falsely testified They had me swear upon the Bible and I lied
The seeds have all been sown Soon the crops are nearly grown But the rain let up, the ground turned hard as nails The banker took my home Now I'm in these hills alone Oh from time to time I see his wife in a long black veil
Oh how the nightly terror is the portion to be paid I hear the guilty gavel I see his body sway Father please forgive me for I falsely testified They had me swear upon the Bible and I lied
Oh Father please forgive me for I falsely testified They had me swear upon the Bible and I lied
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