Run a Mile

Well I was only there for a minute

I was only passing through

I was only being friendly

But her pappy said he'd send me to a grave

For what I tried to do

I should have known when she was so willing

I should have known that she was only a kid

I should have known as a stranger

I would be in danger

For something that I nearly did

Run a mile, run a mile to the river

Gonna throw off the hunting hound

Run a mile, run a mile to the river

Gonna wash away your ground

Well I can't believe the story that she told her mom and daddy

And that vigilante crowd in town

That Lolita of the country sent the dogs out on me

Lord they're trying to take me down

I would rather swing a hammer in an Alabama slammer

Than a two-faced one coming after me

I got to make it to the water

Ride it to the border

Let the sin wash off of me

Run a mile, run a mile to the river

Gonna throw off the hunting hound

Run a mile, run a mile to the river

Gonna wash away your ground

Well I can't believe the story that she told her mom and daddy

And that vigilante crowd in town

That Lolita of the country got these dogs out on me

Lord they're trying to take me down

I would rather swing a hammer in an Alabama slammer

Than a two-faced one coming after me

I got to make it to the water

Ride it to the border

Let the sin wash off of me

Run a mile, run a mile to the river

Gonna throw off the hunting hound

Run a mile, run a mile to the river

Gonna wash away your ground