Well, I heard 6 shots ring out in succession and it broke the night air like a giant wave   And in my knife blade I saw my own reflection and the devil was at the front gate      And just when you wish that you were dead   Oh may the light shine down upon your head      Well, it's a long walk from the cell door to the gallows   It's a long walk for a prisoner to take   And when your last resort is pray to the lord that the noose is weak enough to break      Oh shine, shine, shine, shine, shine down   Oh shine down upon my head      Well there's certain things you just can't escape from    No matter how far and how fast you decide to run   And when the last thing to take has been taken   And the last prayer has rolled off your tongue