You think if you set the price they'll turn me in You think that when I'm up upon the pike you'll win They'll say that I was fighting For the spirit of the law What will they say about you
You murdered and you stole you mocked the hope I gave Though I'd prefer a happy end no man can cheat the grave I know what they'll remember In the words of every song What will they say about you
We stared into the wind that tore away our breath We left behind a message that can not be claimed by death For the ones that carry on What will they say about you