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Sting - I hung my head
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Early one morning with time to kill
I borrowed Jebīs rifle and sat on the hill
I saw a lone rider crossing the plain
I drew a bread on him to practice my aim
My brotherīs rifle went off in my hand
A shot rang out across the land
The horse he kept running, the rider was dead
I hung my head, I hung my head

I set off running to wake from the dream
And my brotherīs rifle went into the stream
I kept on running into the salt lands
And thatīs where they found me, my head in my hands
The sheriff he asked me "Why had I run"
Then it came to me just what I had done
And all for no reason, just one piece of lead
I hung my head, I hung my head

Here in the courthouse, the whole town is there
I see the judge high up in his chair
"Explain to the courtroom what went through your mind
And weīll ask the jury what verdict they find"
I said "I felt the power of death over life
I orphaned his children, I widowed his wife
I beg their forgiveness, I wish I was dead"
I hung my head, I hung my head

Early one morning with time to kill
I see the gallows up on the hill
And out in the distance a trick of the brain
I see a lone rider crossing the plain
Heīs come to fetch me to see what they done
Weīll ride together til Kingdom come
I pray for Godīs mercy for soon Iīll be dead
I hung my head, I hung my head