They left angels singing   in branches of a burning tree   'Said it was all a game   And your daddy got bent and twisted    in the bed that he made   You'll end up the same      He went down, down, down   He went down, down, down in the sugar and the corn   He went down, down, down   He went down, down, down where the fire is born      Old man livin' on the cheap cigarettes, cherry pie and apple wine   He died in the house where his daddy died   He died in the house where your daddy died      The AM crackin', the coming storms   The economy and crime   The grey brain matter swelled up tight   A free man's doing time this time      They left the angels singing   in branches of a burning tree   'Said it was all a game   And your daddy got bent and twisted    in the bed that he made   You'll end up the same      You went down, down, down   You went down, down, down in the sugar and the corn   You're goin' down, down, down   You're goin' down, down, down where the fire is born      Down, down, down   You're going down, down, down in the sugar and the corn   Down, down, down   You're going down, down, down where the fire is born      An eye for an eye to fight fire with fire   It was hard to take sides, we were all burning alive      And my branches are waiting for you like arms   and my branches are waiting for you   And my branches are waiting for you like arms   and my branches are waiting for you      Does the night time hold you tight?   Is your heart like a pound of steel?   Will the darkness kill the light   closer to the bottom of a turn in?      Does the night time hold you tight?   Is your heart like a pound of steel?   Will the darkness kill the light   closer to the bottom of a turn in?      Down, down, down   You're going down, down, down in the sugar and the corn   Down, down, down   You're going down, down, down where the fire is born      Down, down, down   You're going down, down, down in the sugar and the corn   Down, down, down   You're going down, down, down where the fire is born      And my branches are waiting for you like arms   And my branches are waiting for you      And my branches are waiting for you like arms   My branches are waiting for you      And my branches are waiting for you like arms   My branches are waiting for you      And my branches are waiting for you like arms   And my branches are waiting for you