Cautious Man
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โฑ๏ธ 4:31 duration
๐ ID: 19796655
๐ Lyrics
Bill Horton was a cautious man of the road
He walked lookin' over his shoulder
And remained faithful to its code
When something caught his eye
He'd measure his need
And then very carefully he'd proceed
Billy met a young girl
In the early days of May
It was there in her arms
He let his cautiousness slip away
In their lovers twilight
As the evening sky grew dim
He'd lay back in her arms
And laugh at what had happened to him
On his right hand Billy'd tattooed the word love
And on his left hand was the word fear
And in which hand he held his fate
Was never clear
Come Indian summer he took his young lover for his bride
And with his own hands
Built her a great house down by the riverside
Now Billy was a honest man
He wanted to do what was right
He worked hard to fill their lives
With happy days and loving nights
Alone on his knees in the darkness
For steadiness he'd pray
For he knew in a restless heart
The seed of betrayal lay
One night Billy woke from a terrible dream
Callin' his wife's name
She lay breathing beside him in a peaceful sleep
A thousand miles away
He got dressed in the moonlight
And down to the highway he strode
When he got there
He didn't find nothing but road
Billy felt a coldness rise up inside him
That he couldn't name
Just as the words tattooed 'cross his knuckles
He knew would always remain
At their bedside he brushed the hair from his wife's face
As the moon shone on her skin so white
Filling their room in the beauty
Of God's fallen light
He walked lookin' over his shoulder
And remained faithful to its code
When something caught his eye
He'd measure his need
And then very carefully he'd proceed
Billy met a young girl
In the early days of May
It was there in her arms
He let his cautiousness slip away
In their lovers twilight
As the evening sky grew dim
He'd lay back in her arms
And laugh at what had happened to him
On his right hand Billy'd tattooed the word love
And on his left hand was the word fear
And in which hand he held his fate
Was never clear
Come Indian summer he took his young lover for his bride
And with his own hands
Built her a great house down by the riverside
Now Billy was a honest man
He wanted to do what was right
He worked hard to fill their lives
With happy days and loving nights
Alone on his knees in the darkness
For steadiness he'd pray
For he knew in a restless heart
The seed of betrayal lay
One night Billy woke from a terrible dream
Callin' his wife's name
She lay breathing beside him in a peaceful sleep
A thousand miles away
He got dressed in the moonlight
And down to the highway he strode
When he got there
He didn't find nothing but road
Billy felt a coldness rise up inside him
That he couldn't name
Just as the words tattooed 'cross his knuckles
He knew would always remain
At their bedside he brushed the hair from his wife's face
As the moon shone on her skin so white
Filling their room in the beauty
Of God's fallen light
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:01.72] Bill Horton was a cautious man of the road
[00:07.68] He walked lookin' over his shoulder
[00:11.35] And remained faithful to its code
[00:18.92] When something caught his eye
[00:22.81] He'd measure his need
[00:26.52] And then very carefully he'd proceed
[00:35.49] Billy met a young girl
[00:37.77] In the early days of May
[00:42.35] It was there in her arms
[00:45.74] He let his cautiousness slip away
[00:53.41] In their lovers twilight
[00:57.05] As the evening sky grew dim
[01:00.50] He'd lay back in her arms
[01:02.88] And laugh at what had happened to him
[01:09.36] On his right hand Billy'd tattooed the word love
[01:13.08] And on his left hand was the word fear
[01:17.24] And in which hand he held his fate
[01:21.98] Was never clear
[01:28.72] Come Indian summer he took his young lover for his bride
[01:35.65] And with his own hands
[01:36.96] Built her a great house down by the riverside
[01:54.41] Now Billy was a honest man
[01:57.35] He wanted to do what was right
[02:01.85] He worked hard to fill their lives
[02:05.13] With happy days and loving nights
[02:11.78] Alone on his knees in the darkness
[02:16.04] For steadiness he'd pray
[02:20.39] For he knew in a restless heart
[02:22.93] The seed of betrayal lay
[02:29.24] One night Billy woke from a terrible dream
[02:33.49] Callin' his wife's name
[02:36.85] She lay breathing beside him in a peaceful sleep
[02:41.53] A thousand miles away
[02:48.03] He got dressed in the moonlight
[02:51.68] And down to the highway he strode
[02:55.75] When he got there
[02:58.25] He didn't find nothing but road
[03:13.07] Billy felt a coldness rise up inside him
[03:18.22] That he couldn't name
[03:21.41] Just as the words tattooed 'cross his knuckles
[03:26.11] He knew would always remain
[03:31.74] At their bedside he brushed the hair from his wife's face
[03:35.76] As the moon shone on her skin so white
[03:40.02] Filling their room in the beauty
[03:43.22] Of God's fallen light
[03:47.13]
[00:07.68] He walked lookin' over his shoulder
[00:11.35] And remained faithful to its code
[00:18.92] When something caught his eye
[00:22.81] He'd measure his need
[00:26.52] And then very carefully he'd proceed
[00:35.49] Billy met a young girl
[00:37.77] In the early days of May
[00:42.35] It was there in her arms
[00:45.74] He let his cautiousness slip away
[00:53.41] In their lovers twilight
[00:57.05] As the evening sky grew dim
[01:00.50] He'd lay back in her arms
[01:02.88] And laugh at what had happened to him
[01:09.36] On his right hand Billy'd tattooed the word love
[01:13.08] And on his left hand was the word fear
[01:17.24] And in which hand he held his fate
[01:21.98] Was never clear
[01:28.72] Come Indian summer he took his young lover for his bride
[01:35.65] And with his own hands
[01:36.96] Built her a great house down by the riverside
[01:54.41] Now Billy was a honest man
[01:57.35] He wanted to do what was right
[02:01.85] He worked hard to fill their lives
[02:05.13] With happy days and loving nights
[02:11.78] Alone on his knees in the darkness
[02:16.04] For steadiness he'd pray
[02:20.39] For he knew in a restless heart
[02:22.93] The seed of betrayal lay
[02:29.24] One night Billy woke from a terrible dream
[02:33.49] Callin' his wife's name
[02:36.85] She lay breathing beside him in a peaceful sleep
[02:41.53] A thousand miles away
[02:48.03] He got dressed in the moonlight
[02:51.68] And down to the highway he strode
[02:55.75] When he got there
[02:58.25] He didn't find nothing but road
[03:13.07] Billy felt a coldness rise up inside him
[03:18.22] That he couldn't name
[03:21.41] Just as the words tattooed 'cross his knuckles
[03:26.11] He knew would always remain
[03:31.74] At their bedside he brushed the hair from his wife's face
[03:35.76] As the moon shone on her skin so white
[03:40.02] Filling their room in the beauty
[03:43.22] Of God's fallen light
[03:47.13]