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Artist: Uriah Heep
Canonical path: /uriah-heep/the-hanging-tree
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Hanging Tree
Read The Hanging Tree lyrics by Uriah Heep on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Hanging Tree
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Passing through the arms of Satan
Reaching for the hands of God
Robbing every mind for wisdom
Running so he won't get caught
He's outlawed by majority
Been branded all his life
Some say that he's a sinner man
As he rides from day to night
He's a bad man, so they say
Living for his love and living free
Riding swift and secretly
So he'll miss the hanging tree
Wounded spirit on the wind
Riding to his dream and destiny
He's laughing at the wanted posters
Calling for his friends to see
Laughing aloud as he rides away
Kicking up the dust with speed
Time hands him down a pathway
And freedom is a horse he rides
Glory is a dream he's after
And fortune is his heart's delight
Riding swift and secretly
So he'll miss the hanging tree
Wounded spirit on the wind
Riding to his dream and destiny
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Uriah Heep performs "The Hanging Tree", and this lyric page sits inside the Uriah Heep catalog on LyroVerse.
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