Lyrics to Murder Ballad

Down in Savannah

With the moonlight in my eye

I put a bullet between my baby's breasts

And I left her there to die

I went back to my motel

I laid down in my bed

With my.44 still smoking underneath my head.

I got to thinking about the deed that I'd done

I knew I was in trouble, I knew I had to run

My gut told me to get out as fast as I could

But I was laughing at Lady Luck

For loving me so good

Well I finally got around to leaving

I pulled out all the stops

I was long gone by evening

I was miles from the cops

I was miles out of trouble when I tripped up on my guilt

I went back to bury my baby

Who the day before I'd killed

When I got back to town, boy, was I surprised

My baby had escaped me

There was no body where she died

I turned around to leave town and guess who was still alive

Yup, my baby and her pistol pointed right between my eyes

Well I probably should've apologized

And begged her for my life,

But I said I'd have shot you town ten more times

Before I ever made you my wife

And I skinned my steel quickly

I put it up to her head

Two shots rang through the city when I shot my baby shot me dead.