Red Hands

we were caught red-handed
 across the county line
 but i'll take my chances on the land
 i'm not doin' time
 you were driving all night
 you had a blood-soaked dress
 i was dreamin' restless
 and you were thinkin' of a rest
 and when you take a man's life
 you fall down, you fall from the grace of god
 and when you take a man's life
 you fall down, you fall down, you fall down
 you fall down
 red hands, red hands (red red hands)
 it's harder livin' on the land
 red hands (red hands)
 you've got those red red hands
 a stranger's blood is on my hands
 i keep my eye on the road
 cause i'm out drivin' after midnight
 and the vultures have all gone
 way down out in the sky
 and the battle things that live in the shadow, goin' up
 are making a plan
 they're gonna take away our life
 and when you take a man's life
 you fall down, you fall from the grace of god
 and when you take a man's life
 you fall down, you fall from the grace of god
 and when you take a man's life
 you fall down, you fall down, you fall down
 you fall down
 red hands, red hands (red red hands)
 it's harder livin' on the land
 red hands (red hands)
 you've got those red red hands
 a stranger's blood is on my hands
 we were caught red-handed
 across the county line
 but i'll take my chances on the land
 i'm not doin' time