You swore you’d never do them no harm
Like the moon above, you were steady and calm
But in the dark hours of the night, you were a sitting storm
As they fell onto your matches, your tears felt warm
The sky turned red as the roof came crashing in
You lifted your head and you smiled, confessed your sin
You said I ain’t no outlaw, oh it’s same as what they did
Now these next forty years I’ll be running, but I won’t be no kid
Now those fields all have grown up past your eyes
Over the hills you recognize
Those leaves all are dancing in the light
This ground ain’t been so holy since the fire
But those flames are still roaring in your sleep
Well you tried for revenge, oh but found no peace
You’ve been feeling that phantom burn on your hands and your feet
You’ve been praying the devil don’t take you underneath