Lyrics

[Verse 1] I killed a man in Birmingham I hit him with a tire iron He did not move and I do not give a damn I've been working here like a slave mule Sucking the earth of dry crude Looking for a way out of it all Cops are comin', I can feel 'em here My back is crawlin' with standin' hair Wouldn't mind to see a few pigs fall [Chorus] So take me down to the river My blood all on the floor 'Cause I don't know if I can carry this weight Much longer anymore Take me up the mountain On a cloud bound for the sky Don't go prayin' for me Because tonight I'm prepared to die [Post-Chorus] Oh, woah Oh, woah Oh Oh, woah Oh, woah Oh [Verse 2] That night out there in Birmingham That boy, he tried to rob mе I did not want to, but I had to Show that boy the real me At night, I oftеn wonder What my tombstone will say Would it mention any of my good Or just the evil in my days? The dust has now settled From the boys that busted in I am not a bad man But there's bullets in my skin [Chorus] Take me down to the river My blood all on the floor 'Cause I don't know if I can carry this weight Much longer anymore Take me up the mountain On a cloud bound for the sky Don't go prayin' for me Because tonight I'm prepared to die [Post-Chorus] Oh, woah Oh, woah Oh Woah Oh, woah Oh [Outro] Well, I killed a man in Birmingham That boy, he tried to rob me I did not want to, but I had to Show that boy the real me