Gravedigger II

Been out here on my own for eight long days I set out bound for Mexico, but I still got a ways And I've been keeping off the road, but I don't know How much more running I can take And I'm tempted just to hitch myself a ride But it would only take one passerby to recognize Me as the man that killed the man That killed the girl I planned on making my wife And I swear if there's one thing I've seen spread as fast as fire It's the rumor all through town that I was seen with Richard Meyer on The night he disappeared Same night my darlin' dear was shot down Now the police aren't far behind and my feet, they hurt like hell Looking through the cold dark pines, well I can't help but ask myself If there's more freedom to a cell Than being hunted like a goddamn blood hound But I ain't giving in I'll die right where I stand before I lie down just to live So I'll keep looking up to my darlin' up above As I just wait for her to take me home again Well I've been out here on my own for twenty days Run all through the night, get down and hide when morning breaks Then I try to close my eyes, sit back, relax, and let my mind Just slip away And I dream of being free out on the coast If I get through Tijuana, Ensenada's pretty close With my feet beneath the sand, I burn the picture in my hand And I let her go, oh-oh Well now there's voices calling out, I can hear them through the pines Shaking off the haze, I open up my eyes to find That the police caught up behind me So I start running for my life Now there's a ringing in my ear and my head, it starts to pound I feel that bullet hit my chest, I gasp for breath and hit the ground Turn myself upright, look to the sky And I can see her in the clouds But I ain't giving in They say if I cooperate, well I might still get to live But I'll keep looking up to my darlin' up above As I just wait for her to take me home again And I ain't giving in I'll die right where I am, don't see much reason left to live So I'll lie here in the mud, let my eyes fill up with blood As I just wait for her to take me home Take me home again