Gravedigger II Lyrics

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