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The Fugitive (The Man Don't Forgive)

by Jim Briggs

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Outlaw Country / Country Rock tune, written by Jim and ably recorded by The Fugitives (see credits below). More information at www.jimbriggsmusic.com. Twitter: @JimBriggsMusic

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I bet you don't know who I was back in my younger days
I'm a different man in my old age, a man who's changed his ways
Changed my ways, my name, my hair, my clothes, and all of my ID
Yeah, the world has heard the last of Willie Lee

You wouldn't recognize me now if you had known me then
I've made the most of my second chance and I won't go back again
But still some curse the thought of me and their hearts cannot be swayed
'Till they satisfy themselves my debt's been paid

I walk the line like an angel
I wake every night in a cold sweat
Twenty-five years since the day I climbed that wall
But the man he don't forgive and he don't forget

You think it sounds exciting, but there's no real tale to tell
I just waited for my chance to go, and then I ran like hell
It's a quiet life I live these days and I do the best I can
To serve the Lord and help my fellow man

I walk the line like an angel
I wake every night in a cold sweat
Twenty-five years since the day I climbed that wall
But the man he don't forgive and he don't forget
You know the man, he don't forgive and he don't forget

You don't know me
You don't like me
As a man thinks in his heart, so is he

Somewhere they've got computers watching every move we make
And maybe you can sleep at night but you know I lie awake
'Cause one of them is searching now and I can guarantee
That someday it's gonna find ol' Willie Lee

I walk the line like an angel
I wake every night in a cold sweat
Twenty-five years since the day I climbed that wall
But the man he don't forgive and he don't forget

I walk the line like an angel
I wake every night in a cold sweat
Twenty-five years since the day I climbed that wall
But the man he don't forgive and he don't forget

You know the man, he don't forgive and he don't forget

credits

released January 1, 2017
Jim Briggs (songwriter, vocals, guitar)
Eric Schreiber (bass)
Pat O'Shea (drums)
Scot Silver (banjo)

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