Lyrics




It all began when
They took me from my home
And put me on death row
A crime for which I am totally innocent, you know
I began to warm and chill
To objects and their fields
A ragged cup, a twisted mop
The face of Jesus in my soup
Those sinister dinner deals
The meal trolley's wicked wheels
A hooked bone rising from my food
And all things either good or un-good
And the mercy seat is waiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this weighing of the truth
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth
And I'm not afraid to die
I hear stories from the chamber
Christ was born into a manger
And like some ragged stranger
He died upon the cross
Might I say, it seems
So fitting in its way
He was a carpenter by trade
Or at least that's what I'm told
My kill-hand's tattooed 'E.V.I.L.'
Across it's brother's fist
That filthy five, they did nothing
To challenge or resist
In Heaven, His throne is made of gold
The ark of His Testament is stowed
A throne from which I'm told
All history does unfold
It's made of wood and wire
And my body is on fire
And God is never far away
Into the mercy seat I climb
My head is shaved, my head is wired
And like a moth that tries to enter the bright eye
I go shuffling out of life
Just to hide in death awhile
And anyway I never lied
And the mercy seat is waiting
And I think my head is burning
And in a way I'm yearning
To be done with all this weighing of the truth
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth and anyway
I told the truth and I'm not afraid to die
And the mercy seat is burning
And I think my head is glowing
And in a way I'm hoping
To be done with all this twisting of the truth
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
And anyway there was no proof and I'm not afraid to die
And the mercy seat is glowing
And I think my head is smoking
And in a way I'm hoping to be done
With all these looks of disbelief
A life for a life and a truth for a truth
And I've got nothing left to lose
And I'm not afraid to die
And the mercy seat is smoking
And I think my head is melting
And in a way that's helping
To be done with all this twisting of the truth
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
And anyway I told the truth
But I'm afraid I told a lie



Writer(s): NICHOLAS EDWARD CAVE, MICK HARVEY


Johnny Cash - Cash Unearthed (Box Set)
Album Cash Unearthed (Box Set)
date of release
25-11-2003

1   Rusty Cage
2   Just as I Am
3   I'm Bound for the Promised Land
4   I Am a Pilgrim
5   Bird on a Wire
6   The Man Comes Around
7   The Man Comes Around (Early Take)
8   Hurt
9   One
10   Casey's Last Ride
11   Delia's Gone
12   Two Timin' Woman
13   The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore
14   Mercy Seat
15   Brown Eyed Handsome Man
16   Gentle On My Mind
17   The Running Kind
18   Cindy
19   Father and Son
20   The One Rose
21   Hung My Head
22   Understand Your Man
23   Trouble in Mind
24   The Caretaker
25   Redemption Song
26   Old Chunk of Coal
27   Breaking Bread
28   Book Review
29   Wichita Lineman
30   Where We'll Never Grow Old
31   Waiting for a Train
32   The Fourth Man In the Fire
33   When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder
34   Heart of Gold
35   I Shall Not Be Moved
36   You Are My Sunshine
37   In the Sweet By and By
38   Wayfaring Stranger
39   When He Reached Down
40   Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby
41   Solitary Man
42   We'll Meet Again
43   You'll Never Walk Alone
44   I'm Movin' On
45   Flesh and Blood
46   Dark As a Dungeon
47   Southern Accents
48   Salty Dog
49   Pocahontas
50   In the Garden
51   I'll Fly Away
52   He Stopped Loving Her Today
53   Hard Times
54   Down There By the Train
55   Do Lord
56   Devil's Right Hand
57   As Long As the Grass Shall Grow
58   Thirteen
59   Big Iron
60   Long Black Veil
61   Chattanooga Sugar Babe
62   Drive On (Alternate Lyrics)
63   "T" for Texas
64   A Singer of Songs




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