歌手:Sting
专辑:《25 Years》

作词 : Sting
作曲 : Sting
Early one morning
with time to kill
I borrowed Jeb's rifle
and sat on the hill
I saw a lone rider
crossing the plain
I drew a bead on him
to practice my aim
My brother's rifle
went off in my hand
A shot rang out
across the land
The horse he kept running
the rider was dead
I hung my head
I hung my head
I set off running
to wake from the dream
And my brother's rifle
went into the stream
I kept on running
into the salt lands
And that's where they found me
my head in my hands
The sheriff he asked me
"Why had I run"
Then it came to me
just what I had done
And all for no reason
just one piece of lead
I hung my head
I hung my head
Here in the courthouse
the whole town is there
I see the judge
high up in his chair
"Explain to the courtroom
what went through your mind
And we'll ask the jury
what verdict they find"
I said "I felt the power
of death over life
I orphaned his children
I widowed his wife
I beg their forgiveness
I wish I was dead"
I hung my head
I hung my head
Early one morning
with time to kill
I see the gallows
up on the hill
And out in the distance
a trick of the brain
I see a lone rider
crossing the plain
He's come to fetch me
to see what they done
We'll ride together
til Kingdom come
I pray for God's mercy
for soon I'll be dead
I hung my head
I hung my head