The Mark Of Cain

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Terry Taylor] I have dark dreams of that murderous night I see the hammer swing and the blood run bright Then the sky rolls back in a blinding light And I cannot hide from the master's sight [Chorus: Terry Taylor] I don't ask to be spared the criminal's shame I deserve these bars and the ball and chain The hangman's rope and the fire's flame For the dark in my heart is the mark of Cain [Verse 2: Michael Roe] I had my good reasons to do the deed For a lover's treason sows the devil's seed And revenge is the fire that dragon breathes And murder's the madness that hatred breeds [Chorus: Terry Taylor] I don't ask to be spared the criminal's shame I deserve these bars and the ball and chain The hangman's rope and the fire's flame For the dark in my heart is the mark of Cain [Verse 3: Derri Daugherty] Come this very morning when the rooster crows Only the preacher will pray for my soul They'll hang me high and bury me low In a Potter's Field where the cold wind blows [Chorus: Terry Taylor] I don't ask to be spared the criminal's shame I deserve these bars and the ball and chain The hangman's rope and the fire's flame For the dark in my heart is the mark of Cain