Song Description
A man who was wronged by members of his own family is in prison for gunning them down. He is about to be released but is hit with the reality that he has no friends, no family, and no where to go.
| Song Length |
5:13 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Gloomy, Poignant |
Subject |
Crime, Theft, Loneliness |
| Similar Artists |
Johnny Cash |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
A thieving bandit rode on the western wind
Where all it takes is one mistake and you're dead
Now he's hidden and dry just like an old man's smile
And his hurricane life brought to a halt a while
Tell me...
Where will you go when it's raining out here, will you
Hide away in them hills all alone?
Now you'll be out after sixteen years tell me,
Without no friends, boy, where will you go?
Did they change all you know?
Lost in streets that once were paved with gold
Eliza's gone 'cause the ugly lie you told
All your kin folk are dead, the walls full of lead somehow
Drunk on rye and revenge, you shot the whole place down
Tell me...
Where will you go when it's raining out here, will you
Hide away in them hills all alone?
Now you'll be out after sixteen years tell me,
Without no friends, boy, who will you know?
Did they change all you know?