Lay my body down

By the shallows of the creek

You can lay my body down

Lay me in your reach



And when my body's down

We'll steal the thunder from the rain

And when my body's down

We'll shake the dirt right from the pain



I was going nowhere

Nowhere very fast

Threw my poison out the window

But it came blowin' back



Out along the highway

Right through the night of crime

Somewhere in the darkness

Your hope shined



Whisper wisdom's words

You can whisper wisdom's lies

But all of wisdom's words

Never helped me to survive



Days of all my arrogance

When you were not afraid

Threw my paycheck out the window

You threw it all away



Walked the devil's highway

Across the county line

Somewhere in the darkness

Your hope shined



Your hope shined, your hope shined X2

Walked the devil's highway, across the county line

But your hope shined, your hope shined

First light in the mornin', right through the night of crime

Your hope shined, your hope shined



Lay my body down

By the shallows of the creek