Barton Hollow

Album: Barton Hollow (2011)
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  • I'm a dead man walking here
    But that's the least of all my fears
    Ooh, underneath the water

    It's not Alabama clay
    That gives my trembling hands away
    Please forgive me father

    Ain't going back to Barton Hollow
    Devil gonna follow me e'er I go
    Won't do me no good washing in the river
    Can't no preacher man save my soul

    Did that full moon force my hand?
    Or that unmarked hundred grand?
    Ooh, underneath the water
    Please forgive me father

    Miles and miles in my bare feet
    Still can't lay me down to sleep
    If I die before I wake
    I know the Lord my soul won't take

    I'm a dead man walking
    I'm a dead man walking

    Keep walking and running and running for miles
    Keep walking and running and running for miles
    Keep walking and running and running for miles

    Ain't going back to Barton Hollow
    Devil gonna follow me e'er I go
    Won't do me no good washing in the river
    Can't no preacher man save my soul Writer/s: John White, Joy Williams
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Spirit Music Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Megan from Stevenson, AlI don't even know where to start! Well, their lyrics are amazing, their music is awesome, the way their voices blend together is extraordinary, ect. Wow! Such a great song! The rest of their album should definitely be on here. Such a great band. Hope they keep the albums coming!
  • Lisa from East Tn. , TnI just discoverd this wonderful duo...and they are awesome.Barton Hollow is hauntingly blusesy beautiful.
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