Red Hands

we were caught red-handed

across the county line

but i'll take my chances on the land

i'm not doin' time

you were driving all night

you had a blood-soaked dress

i was dreamin' restless

and you were thinkin' of a rest

and when you take a man's life

you fall down, you fall from the grace of god

and when you take a man's life

you fall down, you fall down, you fall down

you fall down

red hands, red hands (red red hands)

it's harder livin' on the land

red hands (red hands)

you've got those red red hands

a stranger's blood is on my hands

i keep my eye on the road

cause i'm out drivin' after midnight

and the vultures have all gone

way down out in the sky

and the battle things that live in the shadow, goin' up

are making a plan

they're gonna take away our life

and when you take a man's life

you fall down, you fall from the grace of god

and when you take a man's life

you fall down, you fall from the grace of god

and when you take a man's life

you fall down, you fall down, you fall down

you fall down

red hands, red hands (red red hands)

it's harder livin' on the land

red hands (red hands)

you've got those red red hands

a stranger's blood is on my hands

we were caught red-handed

across the county line

but i'll take my chances on the land

i'm not doin' time