you can run on for a long time run on for a long time if you can run on for a long time sooner or later god will cut you down oh sooner or later god will cut you down down you can run on for a long time run on for a long time run on for a long time sooner or later god will cut you down sooner or later god will cut you down go tell that long tongue liar go and tell that midnight rider tell the rambler the gambler the back biter tell em that god s gonna cut em down tell em that god s gonna cut em down well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news my head s been wet with the midnight dew i ve been down on bended knee talkin to the man from galilee he spoke to me in the voice so sweet i thought i heard the shuffle of the angel s feet he called my name and my heart stood still when he said john go do my will go tell that long tongue liar go and tell that midnight rider tell the rambler the gambler the back biter tell em that god s gonna cut you down tell em that god s gonna cut em down you can run on for a long time run on for a long time run on for a long time sooner or later god ll cut you down sooner or later god ll cut you down you can throw your rock and hide your hand working in the dark against your fellow man but as sure as god made black and white what s down in the dark will be brought to the light you can run on for a long time run on for a long time run on for a long time sooner or later god ll cut you down sooner or later god ll cut you down