Between the Country

Verse
They got the farmhouse burning,
Watched it burn to ground,
Smoke filled the horizon,
Just two miles from town
But there was no need to worry
There was no one who'd care
It was a dog den
Where good men were rare
With the wheels on the highway
Through the cold autumn rain
Out came the pistols
And a book full of names
Thumbing each one
Who'd sing out the words
Facing hard time is old junkie curse
On down between the country,
Where deer lay long the road
On down between the country
Where a long life is a blessed one I'm told
Verse
When they caught up with Henry, he was out in his yard
Splitting that beechwood before the winter hit hard
Laid a bullet in his back
Watched him drop like a rock
And come to rest cross that old chopping block
Anne Carol ran the uppers
From the laundry downtown
Played online poker, when there was no one around
And except for a few strays in the dead parking lot
Not a soul heard the thud or the shot
On down between the country,
Where deer lay long the road
On down between the country
Where a long life is a blessed one I'm told