The Ballad Of Jesse James

I was just a boy when they tied me to that tree

They hung my daddy's brother, left him swinging over me

I went off to get my vengeance underneath a flag of red

And that angel on my shoulder, she ain't spoke to me since then

Hey, hey, hey

Well I tried my hand at working, but working was not me

So I left my wife and children in the state of Missouri

I went off to make my living for my daughter and my son

And I found an occupation at the wrong end of a gun

Lying here looking up at the cracks in the roof

Well I thought you were my friend, but I guess I was a fool

There's no pain, only blood and the smoke from your gun

And I ain't on the run anymore

Well I joined a band of brothers, those brothers took my name

We were feared across the country, as the gang of Jesse James

Some folks call me a hero, but those folks don't know me well

There's no place for me in Heaven, there's no peace for me in Hell

Lying here looking up at the cracks in the roof

Well I thought you were my friend, but I guess I was a fool

There's no pain, only blood and the smoke from your gun

And I ain't on the run anymore, no I ain't on the run anymore

I thought you were my brother, but now it's come to this

You'll be off to get your silver, just like Judas with no kiss

And that angel on my shoulder looked me deeply in the the eye

As she turned to face that doorway, I could hear that angel cry

Lying here looking up at the cracks in the roof

Well I thought you were my friend, but I guess I was a fool

With my colt forty-four laying cold on the floor

And I ain't on the run anymore, no I ain't on the run anymore