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Steve Earle
Steve Earle


Background information
Birth name Stephen Fain Earle
Born January 17, 1955
Born place Hampton, Virginia United States
Origin Schertz, Texas
Genre(s) Country
Rock'n'Roll
Folk
Years active 1975—present
Label(s) MCA Nashville Records
New West Records
Associated acts Joan Baez
Justin Townes Earle
Allison Moorer
Guy Clark
Townes Van Zandt
Website Website



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Steve Earle Lyrics

"Hangmen" lyrics


Walking up the platform, steppin very slow,
Standin' there in judgement, one last place to go.
Blindfold tied behind your head, no one sees your eyes.

Chorus:
Hangman's there to do his duty,
And hangmen never cry.

The judge he's a fair man with a job to do.
He don't decide whose guilty, that's up to me and you.


But if you take another's life the sentence he'll decide.

Repeat chorus

Take one more long deep breath, it will be your last.
Think about your next life, not about your past.
What's done is done and now you know there is no reprise.

Repeat chorus

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