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jason boland & the stragglers - false accuser's lament lyrics

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[verse 1]
i said i’d seen the k!llin’
and could identify the felon
who shot a man beneath the town hall [floor?]

[verse 2]
i was one of few
the jury never knew
lied to line our pockets with the banker’s jealous gold

[verse 3]
he said his lovin’ woman sinned
let alone with a friend
he couldn’t have his children’s mother shamed

[verse 4]
who i saw shoot and run
could’ve been anyone
but for the price of a new plow a local man was framed

[chorus]
now the nightly terror is the portion to be paid
i hear the guilty gavel, i see his body sway
father, please forgive me for i’ve falsely testified
they had me swear upon a bible and i lied

[verse 5]
i never strayed before
but the pain of being poor
lord, what the h-ll came over me?

[verse 6]
this ain’t who mama raised
another dollar-fearin’ slave
but the thought of losing all our land was blinding, you see

[chorus]
now the nightly terror is the portion to be paid
i hear the guilty gavel, i see his body sway
father, please forgive me for i’ve falsely testified
they had me swear upon a bible and i lied

[verse 7]
the seeds had all been sown
soon the crops were nearly grown
but the rain let up, the ground turned hard as nails

[verse 8]
that banker took my home
now i’m in these hills alone
oh, from time to time i see his wife in a long black veil

[chorus]
oh how the nightly terror is the portion to be paid
i hear the guilty gavel, i see his body sway
father, please forgive me for i’ve falsely testified
they had me swear upon a bible and i lied
father, please forgive me for i’ve falsely testified
they had me swear upon a bible and i lied

- jason boland the stragglers lyrics

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