Dead Man's Eyes
Redemption Road: A Tale of Regret and Retribution
Lyrics
We'll set out before the morning sun
We will depart before sunrise.
Just one more job and then I'm done
One final task, and then I am finished.
See I've done my time, I ain't going back again
I have served my time, and I refuse to return.
This won't make us right, you ain't my friend
This action won't justify us; we are not friends.
You and your Elvis tattoo rose up from the grave
You and your Elvis tattoo emerged from trouble.
Like a gun is a good friend down to do bad things
Comparing a gun to a friend willing to do wrong.
We gotta get in, get out and get gone
We must enter, complete the task, and leave swiftly.
It'll be aces and eights if you do me wrong
Consequences will be severe if you betray me.
And you can never come back to Red Hill County
Permanent exile from Red Hill County awaits you.
Never set foot in my sight
Your presence is forbidden in my vicinity.
No one will ever hear you callin
No one will hear your cries for help.
Cause you'll be, yeah, you'll be looking through a dead man's eyes
You will experience life from a deceased person's perspective.
Shattered glass pierced the morning air
Broken glass disrupts the morning tranquility.
That bullet caught that boy shouldn't have been there
A bullet claims an unintended victim.
Put the pedal down, hit overdrive
Speeding away, but you can't escape the consequences.
But you can't outrun the devil when she's got you in her line
The devil's grasp is unyielding once she has you.
And you can never come back to Red Hill County
Return to Red Hill County is permanently barred.
Never set foot in my sight
Stay out of my sight forever.
No one will ever hear you callin
Your pleas for help will go unanswered.
Cause you'll be, yeah, you'll be, looking through a dead man's eyes!
You will see the world through a dead person's eyes.
Double wide dealing, back against the wall
Involved in shady dealings with limited options.
Yeah, you played me for a fool
You deceived me, now face the consequences.
Now you gotta take the fall
Accept the responsibility for your actions.
Shoulda known the more things change, they stay the same
Change is superficial; some things remain unchanged.
Well I ain't a snitch, but I sure ain't no saint
I won't betray, but I'm not a saint either.
No, no, no
No, no, no.
Shoulda never come back to Red Hill County
Returning to Red Hill County was a grave mistake.
Never set foot in my sight
Stay out of my sight permanently.
No one will ever hear you callin
Your cries for help will be ignored.
Cause now you're
Now you are...
Shoulda never come back to Red Hill County
Shouldn't have come back to Red Hill County.
Never set foot in my sight
Stay out of my sight forever.
No one will ever hear you callin
Your pleas for help will go unanswered.
Cause now you're, yeah, now you're looking through a dead man's eyes
Now you're experiencing life through a dead man's eyes.
Looking through a dead man's eyes
Experiencing the world from a deceased perspective.
Looking through a dead man's eyes
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