On the night they killed Faye Tucker

I was gambling away my last dime

And I pulled down the lever

And I sent up a prayer

That my love would not be denied

That my love would not be denied

Now roll out the head of Faye Tucker

And never you mind what they say

Well you may be reborn

But it just got you scorned

That's what you'll take to your grave

That's what you'll take to your grave

Well mister wants you to live now

And the governor wants you to fry

And whatever it was

That you thought might occur

They got something else on their mind

Well they got something else on their mind

Well if you live they're gonna make you a campaigner

If you die they're gonna make you a grave

Yeah, either way it goes down

That your life's not your own

You know that's why killing don't pay

I said that's why killing don't pay

No it don't

I said what did you learn Faye Tucker

Hey, what will you take from my world

Well if mercy could prove us

Nothing would move us

To rise above just being cruel

To rise above just being cruel