Ballad of Jimmy Jones
Keep your hands held high, my friend
Shot the voice in the night
Throw the pistol in the yard, my friend
Everything will be alright
You know this place is surrounded
You have no choice
On this night it is hard to see
Through the fog and the rain
I can’t see beyond the evergreens
Lined up all the same
I left a wife with child in
Chasing silver with Sally Mae
This gun never felt so good
As it does today
My brother died in
Face down, heading west
He had a girl they called Destiny
She was never seen again
Only takes a moment
To make a sinner from a saint
This gun never felt so good
As it does today
It’s only fate that brought me here
No reason to pretend
All the faces that cross my path
Melt away at days end
Before you look into my soul
Think about what I say
This gun never felt so good
As it does today
My name is Jimmy Jones
What that matters I can’t tell
They’ll dig me from the fire that burns
Another lost soul in hell
I was your neighbor
Your lover and your friend
This gun never felt so good
As it does today