[Verse 1]
I'm watching the clock tick the hours away
They say that I will hang at the dawn of the day
But why should I fear death when it's life anew?
For dying only takes me much closer to you

[Verse 2]
You left me in anger and walked by the sea
And when they found your body, they blamed it on me
But you know they're wrong, dear, so wait for a while
Soon, we'll be together beyond the last mile

[Slide Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Stars hide their face to make way for the sun
Death is soon to claim me and make us as one
While others are walking the streets with a smile
Then I will be walking beyond the last mile

[Verse 4]
The jury agrees I have taken your life
The sentence that they gave me, it cut like a knife
But I'll face my maker today with a smile
I know that you'll be waiting beyond the last mile
[Verse 5]
The chaplain is making his last plea to God
Soon the numbered steps to the scaffold I'll trod
My footsteps won't falter, I'll walk with a smile
I know that you'll be waiting beyond the last mile