i m a long way from home i don t know where i ll go i ain t slept in days and the water s running low got a posse at my back and bullet in my side lord i gotta keep on moving find a good place to hide well they tried to take me in for shooting down a man he got what he deserved they ll have to catch me if they can i feel my blood running colder every day i know that soon this old body be laying beneath the clay i came home from the range and the moon was shining bright saw two shadows moving like demons in the night i felt my body tremble as i saw them lying there a stranger with my wife i drew the pistol that i wear oh and i feel my blood running colder every day and i know that soon this old body be laying neath the clay i shot him in the back as he was making for the door i stood over a man that i knew i d seen before his hand was on his chest and i knew i d gone too far when i opened up his vest and i saw that silver star  oh and i feel my blood flowing colder every day and i know that soon this old body be laying neath the clay and i feel my blood flowing colder every day oh and i know that soon this old body be laying neath the clay