Killed a Man

Lyrics

[Chorus] I killed a man in the river Yeah, I watched the current Carry him away Yeah, I killed a man down in the river Yeah, I had to take a life to keep one out the grave [Verse 1] He was friends with the devil Wasn't worth a dang Tried to drown me in the bottle Tried to choke me on smoke He was hurtin' my mama Had my old man Prayin' like a preacher at the end of his rope [PreChorus] It was justified It was self-defense It was do-or-die It was mе or him [Chorus] So I killed a man in the river Yеah, I watched the current Carry him away Yeah, I killed a man down in the river Yeah, I had to take a life to keep one out the grave [Verse 2] Didn't pull no knife Didn't fire no gun Just held him under long enough to put him down Nobody's gonna miss that prodigal son He's probably halfway down the Mississippi by now [PreChorus] Went from guilty in sin To covered in blood Now who I am ain't who I was [Chorus] I killed a man in the river Yeah, I watched the current Carry him away Yeah, I killed a man down in the river Yeah, I had to take a life to keep one out the grave [Bridge] Wipin' muddy water out of my eyes And that's the day that I saw the light 'Bout six feet out in the Buffalo Was my Damascus Road [Chorus] So I killed a man in the river Yeah, I watched the current Carry him away Yeah, I killed a man down in the river Yeah, I had to take a life to keep one out the grave Oh, sometimes you gotta take a life To keep one out the grave [Outro] I killed a man, I killed a man I killed a man (ohh-ohh) He was friends with the devil Wasn't worth a dang Tried to drown me in the bottle Tried to choke me on smoke